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

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Finding the Best Information Science Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 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 Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

About 28% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

About 51% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 49% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in IS at Colorado State, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 35% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 65% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Of the 3 students majoring in IS at CU - Boulder, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder

Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Utah State University

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges 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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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