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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$31,794 Avg Salary
$19,871 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science Associate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Weber State University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 14% of the compsci majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, compsci majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $19,933 in student debt.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 10% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laramie County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Computer Science at Laramie County Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Community College of Aurora helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 25% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#5

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great place for computer science students working on their associate degree. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

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#6

Carroll College

Helena, MT

Carroll College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree computer science programs. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Helena.

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#6

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

Central Wyoming College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Riverton, CWC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Computer Science at Central Wyoming College Report

#6

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

With a ranking of #6, Arapahoe Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their associate degree. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools 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 9 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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