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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges
$61,424 Avg Salary
$28,353 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing an online .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue an online degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

On average, compsci graduates from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out $40,365 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for computer science students pursuing an online degree. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, compsci majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 3 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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