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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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A computer science student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado 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.

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70 Total Awards
$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Colorado. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 11% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

University of Colorado Boulder

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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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4 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Colorado State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.

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4 Total Awards
$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CU Anschutz. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Colorado School of Mines

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. This medium-sized public school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Mines does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

University of Denver

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

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

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

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
1 Total Awards

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% 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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