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2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$52,942 Avg Salary
$30,237 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 120 students majoring in IS at U of U, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

About 21% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 79% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

About 23% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 77% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in IS at Colorado State University - Pueblo, 86% are male and 14% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at Colorado State University - Pueblo

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

IS majors at USU take out an average of $19,174 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Information Science at Utah State University Report

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #6, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Full Information Science at Idaho State University Report

Weber State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Read full report on Information Science at Weber State University

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 8 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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