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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 15,993 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,451 and $31,129 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,610 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer and information sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Regis U is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 155 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Regis University
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 285 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 1,991 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees 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%.
Full WGU Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 184 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 313 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Utah Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #6, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Mines
With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 110 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and it awarded 53 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Computer & Information Sciences Report
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 107 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 113 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Boulder Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Idaho ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at U of I
With a ranking of #13, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 UCCS Computer & Information Sciences Report
Utah State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 32 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at USU
Southern Utah University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Southern Utah University
Montana State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 & Information Sciences at MSU Bozeman
With a ranking of #18, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at The University of Montana
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 5 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Boise State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Boise State University
Utah Valley University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UVU Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Wyoming landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Wyoming
Weber State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Weber State University
DeVry University - Colorado ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 4 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Colorado Computer & Information Sciences Report
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- 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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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