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2024 Best Value IS Schools in Colorado

5 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$20,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IS Schools in Colorado

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IS Schools in Colorado” ranking.

Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 283 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,201 and $26,500 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IS Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools in Colorado.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Information Science in Colorado

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value IS Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $18,679 for colorado is students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Colorado State Information Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value IS Schools in Colorado list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $14,470 for colorado is students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value IS Schools in Colorado list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $20,967 for colorado is students per year to attend CU - Boulder.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CU - Boulder Information Science Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IS Schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s is degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State University - Pueblo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo is $13,695 for colorado is students.

Read more about Information Science at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IS Schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 ’s is degrees to qualified students.

DU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $33,830 for Colorado IS students per year to attend University of Denver.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at University of Denver

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