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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Colorado

12 Colleges
$42,763 Avg Salary
$36,239 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Colorado 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 Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular school in Colorado for information technology students. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out is $38,582.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 12 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology 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.

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#9

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Colorado ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 12 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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