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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

30 Colleges
$55,683 Avg Salary
$30,670 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the computer and information sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer and information sciences 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 very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumont College of Computer Science landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Neumont is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #8 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. RMCAD is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’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 school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,903
Utah 8,537
Montana 198
Idaho 819
Wyoming 111

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

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
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Almonroth.

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