2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 261 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,175 and $28,506 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 195 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information science programs and 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 Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Full Colorado State Information Science Report

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#3 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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 85 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read more about Information Science at CU Anschutz

#3

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 27 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DU 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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