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2023 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 59,565 computer science students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science 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 Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Montana 136
Wyoming 63
Colorado 1,401
Utah 1,366
Idaho 269

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Negative Space.

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