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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

20 Colleges
$50,266 Avg Salary
$30,344 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for computer science students.

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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Colleges.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

After completing their degree, IT graduates from WGU carry an average student debtload of $13,639.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at BYU take out is $14,644.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumont College of Computer Science landed the # 5 spot on the list. Neumont is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Neumont take out is $28,875. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $890, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #6, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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College of Western Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a large student population.

IT majors at CWI take out an average of $14,969 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#9

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#10

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

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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 20 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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