2024 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in information technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #54 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,104 bachelor's degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The it bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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 - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt information technology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for information technology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Information Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in information technology.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in IT

1

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

149 Annual Graduates

$69,188 Median Starting Salary

$9,000 Median Student Debt

Brigham Young University - Provo is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in information technology. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo.

Those information technology students who get their bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University - Provo receive $18,377 more than the typical it graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Brigham Young University - Provo

2

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

1,711 Annual Graduates

$16,194 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in information technology needs to check out Western Governors University. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Western Governors University

3

Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, UT

33 Annual Graduates

$60,015 Median Starting Salary

Neumont College of Computer Science is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in information technology. Neumont is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Bachelor's recipients from the information technology major at Neumont College of Computer Science earn $9,204 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Neumont College of Computer Science

4

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

119 Annual Graduates

$55,277 Median Starting Salary

$38,513 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Information Technology bachelor's degree recipients from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs receive an earnings boost of around $4,466 above the typical earnings of information technology graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

4

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

43 Annual Graduates

$24,600 Median Student Debt

Utah Valley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Utah Valley University

5

Regis University
Denver, CO

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Regis University

6

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO

18 Annual Graduates

MSU Denver is a large public university located in the city of Denver.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Metropolitan State University of Denver

7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

8

Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO

1 Annual Graduates

Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Red Rocks Community College

9

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

1 Annual Graduates

ISU is a large public university located in the small city of Pocatello.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Idaho State University

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	204	1,936
Colorado	190	162
Idaho	171	5
Montana	134	1

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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	1,264
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	613
Information Technology Management	125
Network & System Administration/Administrator	50
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	43
Information Technology Project Management	9

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	2,418
Computer Information Systems	1,992
Computer Programming	659
Computer Software & Applications	539
Computer Systems Networking	327
Information Science	260
Computer Systems Analysis	14

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.