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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the compsci doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 11% of the compsci majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 18% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 11% of the compsci majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Women make up 67% of the compsci majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.

Read full report on Computer Science at Boise State University

#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of Denver Report

Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

Full Computer Science at Montana State University Report

#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #10, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular 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.

Full Computer Science at University of Wyoming Report

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 10 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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