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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$26,476 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

Colorado State University - Global Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Denver are $12,792 a year.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UVU are $22,005 a year.

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The University of Montana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools 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 9 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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