2024 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Utah
8Colleges in Utah
9,837Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$54,597Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer & information sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer & information sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 9,837 degrees in computer & information sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Computer & Information Sciences School
Your choice of computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Computer & Information Sciences Degree Level
The computer & information sciences 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 Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Utah.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences in Utah
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer & information sciences degree levels they offer.
Top Utah Schools in Computer & Information Sciences
Any student who is interested in computer & information sciences has to check out Western Governors University. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were about 5881 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Western Governors University earn a boost of about $34,766 above the typical income of computer & information sciences majors.
It is hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a degree in computer & information sciences. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 471 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at Brigham Young University - Provo get $19,940 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Any student pursuing a degree in computer & information sciences needs to look into University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 709 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from University of Utah make $12,031 more than the typical computer & information sciences grad.
Salt Lake Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 677 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the computer & information sciences program make an average of $40,860 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 231 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at Utah State University make $8,168 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Neumont is a small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
There were roughly 109 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Neumont in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Neumont College of Computer Science get an earnings boost of approximately $13,692 over the typical income of computer & information sciences graduates.
Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 644 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Utah Valley University receive $6,661 more than the average computer & information sciences grad.
WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ogden. This university ranks 6th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 511.00000000000006 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences degree program at Weber State University make $3,798 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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).
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Your choice of computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
