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

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Finding the Best Computer Science Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 150 students majoring in compsci at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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The in-demand master’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 midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 108 students majoring in compsci at CU - Boulder, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in compsci at U of U, 68% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Women make up 17% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 5 spot on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

About 11% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 65% are male.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 14 students majoring in compsci at UCCS, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Montana State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 22% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

Of the 8 students majoring in compsci at Boise State, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very 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 15 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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