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2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$16,868 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,794 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 59,565 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named Weber State University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer science students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year. On average, compsci graduates from WSU take out $19,933 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

WSU also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Computer Science at Weber State University Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.

UVU also made our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Computer Science at Utah Valley University

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,401
Utah 1,366
Idaho 269
Montana 136
Wyoming 63

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 Negative Space.

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