2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 743 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,375 and $25,212 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 364 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree is students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$79,520 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 155 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U of U Information Science Report

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 81 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Information Science Report

#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#4 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 14 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

Read full report on Information Science at Utah State University

#4

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#5 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$83,546 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 85 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Read full report on Information Science at CU Anschutz

#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 27 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

Full University of Denver Information Science Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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