2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's 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 Doctor's 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. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the compsci doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 9 schools 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 very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,312 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.
Colorado School of Mines ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mines are $40,844 per year.
Mines not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.
With a ranking of #8, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Denver landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.
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Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 1,401 |
Utah | 1,366 |
Idaho | 269 |
Montana | 136 |
Wyoming | 63 |
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Majors Related to CompSci
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 |
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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 9 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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