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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$33,953 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$123,162 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Information Science Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder

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 values are for the top school 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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