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2022 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Colleges
$102,200 Avg Salary
$82,000 Avg Student Debt

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

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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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2022 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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

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Out of the 10 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 city of Provo.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #7, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Montana State University landed the #8 spot in the 2022 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

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Boise State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large 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
Utah 844
Wyoming 59
Colorado 1,003
Montana 154
Idaho 254

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

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 53,722

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 81,384
Information Technology 38,958
Information Science 18,368
Computer Systems Networking 14,814
Computer Software & Applications 13,180

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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