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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Computer Science 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer science students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CompSci majors at CU - Boulder take out an average of $21,196 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $380.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that compsci majors at WSU take out is $16,925.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

CompSci majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out an average of $40,365 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that compsci majors at U of U take out is $18,583.

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Colorado School of Mines landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

After completing their degree, compsci graduates from Mines carry an average student debt load of $22,250. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $520.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that compsci majors at BYU take out is $11,995.

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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that compsci majors at UVU take out is $21,842.

Full Computer Science at Utah Valley University Report

Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

On average, compsci graduates from Boise State take out $30,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

On average, compsci graduates from UCCS take out $26,008 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 25 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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