by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,606 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,266 and $30,344 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,104 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree it students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumont College of Computer Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,711 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Western Governors University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Metropolitan State University of Denver
With a ranking of #7, Lewis - Clark State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Information Technology Report
Utah Valley University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah Valley University is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Montana Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Montana Tech is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Montana Technological University
Regis University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Regis University
Red Rocks Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Red Rocks Community College Information Technology Report
Idaho State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Idaho State University
University of Idaho landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 6 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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