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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$22,097 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,754 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named College of Western Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year.

CWI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salt Lake Community College is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year.

Salt Lake Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Salt Lake Community College Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly 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 #3 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Utah Valley University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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

Red Rocks Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#5

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,403 per year.

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The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per year.

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

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $22,322 per year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Colorado Mesa University Report

#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

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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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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