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2023 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Information Technology

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Information Technology at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Montana 3
Wyoming 19
Colorado 326
Utah 2,982
Idaho 98

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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