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

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$75,213 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 18,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 28% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at University of Utah Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the IS majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

About 27% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Information Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the IS majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their master’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Full Information Science at Utah State University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 283
Utah 358
Idaho 0
Montana 1
Wyoming 8

Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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