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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

7 Schools Ranked
$23,015 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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:

#1

University of Denver

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in Colorado for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 45% 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. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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55 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

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

Colorado State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
45 Total Awards
$23,015 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 45 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,015 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Colorado State University - Global Campus. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
14 Total Awards
$15,079 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Around 21% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Regis U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.

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7 Total Awards
$10,364 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. This fairly large public school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU Denver. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
1 Total Awards
$14,626 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CCU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
$19,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado School of Mines ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mines. In fact, around 21% 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 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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