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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
$65,154 Avg Salary
$21,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science 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 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 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Colleges.

#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. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

After completing their degree, IS graduates from U of U carry an average student debt load of $26,161.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

IS majors at Colorado State take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

On average, IS graduates from UVU take out $12,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Information Science at Utah Valley University

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information science programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, IS graduates from Colorado State University - Pueblo carry an average student debt load of $28,000.

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

The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #8 on the list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Read full report on Information Science at The University of Montana

Western Wyoming Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information science programs. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Northern Wyoming Community College District

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 15 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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