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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$25,422 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 10th in Colorado. In fact, 1,401 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado 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.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

Check out the compsci doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the best value school in Colorado for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs graduate students pay an average of $14,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $13,901 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mines are $19,532 per year.

Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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