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

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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 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's 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.

Check out the compsci master'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 master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 42% 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 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 33% of the compsci majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

About 17% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 5 spot on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Of the 28 students majoring in compsci at BYU, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in compsci at U of I, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

Montana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Boise State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Women make up 38% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 15 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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