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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,302 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

Information Science is the #55 most popular major in Colorado with 283 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for information science students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

CU Anschutz also made our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Read full report on Information Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, DU is ranked #4 for overall quality for IS in Colorado.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 358
Idaho 0
Montana 1
Wyoming 8

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
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 The Opte Project.

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