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2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$26,185 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Information Science Bachelor'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. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.

Full Information Science at Utah Valley University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 per year.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

Full Information Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Montana 1
Wyoming 8
Colorado 283
Utah 358
Idaho 0

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 The Opte Project.

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