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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 70 students majoring in compsci at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 37% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in compsci at U of I, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in compsci at U of U, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Of the 3 students majoring in compsci at Mines, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Of the 3 students majoring in compsci at Boise State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place 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.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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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
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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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