2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Denver, Colorado, the large public school handed out 4 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
CU Anschutz also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Colorado. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Colorado State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #1 for overall quality in Colorado.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Colorado. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the large private for-profit school handed out 70 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs graduate students pay an average of $14,312 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is ranked #4 for overall quality in Colorado.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at CU - Boulder, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
CU - Boulder also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mines are $40,844 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Mines, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mines is ranked #2 for overall quality in Colorado.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that UCCS does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since DU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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