2025 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

If you pursue a master's degree in information technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 master's degrees in information technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for information technology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The it 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 the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Colorado.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in Colorado

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in IT

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

14 Annual Graduates

University of Denver is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Denver

2

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in information technology needs to take a look at Metropolitan State University of Denver. MSU Denver is a large public university located in the city of Denver.More information about a master’s in information technology from Metropolitan State University of Denver

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	164	996
Idaho	96	0

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	51
Information Technology Project Management	29

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	455
Computer Science	360
Information Science	249
Computer Software & Applications	53

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.