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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Weber State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer and information sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 15% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 171 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UVU, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 48 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 170 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Salt Lake Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 48 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

Of the 91 students majoring in computer and information sciences at FRCC, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Of the 90 students majoring in computer and information sciences at BYU - I, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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College of Western Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

About 7% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 93% are male.

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#7

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 21% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Community College of Aurora did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Laramie County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree computer and information sciences programs. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.

Of the 31 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Arapahoe Community College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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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 27 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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