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2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Ranked Colleges
1,237 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,308 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,237 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 1,066 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students list, WGU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WGU is $9,805 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full WGU Computer & IS Security Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 20 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students list, BYU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Brigham Young University - Provo

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is $16,435 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Computer & IS Security Report

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCCS is $16,486 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at UCCS

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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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