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

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$77,189 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 degrees and certificates were handed out 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 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 Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 91% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 43% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

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

Of the 15 students majoring in IT at UVU, 87% are male and 13% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Utah Valley University

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in IT at DU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Information Technology at Colorado Christian University Report

Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Boise State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

Read full report on Information Technology at Boise State University

#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 326
Utah 2,982
Idaho 98
Montana 3
Wyoming 19

Information Technology 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 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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