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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$20,356 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,910 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree School for You

Computer Software & Applications is the #82 most popular major in the country with 14,336 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Software Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer software majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, computer software graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debtload of $18,677.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $7,452 per year. On average, computer software graduates from WGU take out $29,469 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

WGU also made our Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Neumont College of Computer Science is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Neumont is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Neumont undergraduate students pay an average of $25,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their bachelor’s degree. RMCAD is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

RMCAD undergraduate students pay an average of $21,615 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, computer software majors at RMCAD accumulate an average of around $41,288 in student debt.

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Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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Weber State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. 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.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,270 in tuition and fees each year. On average, computer software graduates from UCCS take out $22,540 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Utah Valley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computer software and applications programs. 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. Computer Software majors at UVU take out an average of $23,973 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U of U also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 156
Utah 932
Idaho 162
Montana 3
Wyoming 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

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.

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