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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$18,996 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,404 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences 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 & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools

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

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.

BYU - I also claimed a spot on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent associate degree programs at College of Western Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,734 in tuition and fees each year.

Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 per year.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate 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 Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $15,811 per year.

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#6

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

With a ranking of #6, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their associate degree. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in tuition and fees each year.

FRCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#7

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PPCC are $15,403 a year.

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Weber State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.

WSU also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Utah Valley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #1 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#10

Neumont College of Computer Science

Salt Lake City, UT

Neumont College of Computer Science landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Neumont is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Neumont are $25,995 a year.

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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 13 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 Almonroth.

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