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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 Technical University - Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, IT graduates from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs carry an average student debtload of $38,582.

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The excellent online programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Information Technology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Brigham Young University - Idaho

#6

LDS Business College

Salt Lake City, UT

LDS Business College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, LDS Business College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at LDS Business College

Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public school with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at Northern Wyoming Community College District Report

Laramie County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.

Read full report on Information Technology at Laramie County Community College

#9

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Read full report on Information Technology at Regis University

Western Wyoming 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 town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Western Wyoming Community College

Explore the most popular online 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

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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 11 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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