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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

70 Total Awards
$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 70 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 11% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
23 Total Awards
$13,901 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the large public school handed out 23 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 35% were women.

CU - Boulder 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
20 Total Awards
$8,068 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school handed out 20 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 15% were women.

U of U 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
11 Total Awards
$9,912 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 18% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of I. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
5 Total Awards
$7,366 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.

USU 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.

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4 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the large public school handed out 4 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Colorado State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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4 Total Awards
$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

CU Anschutz 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#8

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
3 Total Awards
$9,638 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

Boise State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#8

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
3 Total Awards
$19,532 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

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3 Total Awards

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Online graduate courses are available at BYU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#11

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
2 Total Awards
$53,943 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Denver landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at DU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#12

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
1 Total Awards
$6,805 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

One thing to take note of is that MSU Bozeman does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Montana State University Report

#12

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
1 Total Awards

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Online graduate courses are available at UCCS, 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 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

#14

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
$6,859 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wyoming ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 14 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%.

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