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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,919 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 326 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Information Technology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Regis U also made our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

Full Information Technology at Regis University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MSU Denver graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MSU Denver also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

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 3 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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