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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 60,631 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $67,713 and had an average of $22,661 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,619 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,132 and $25,551 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 360 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,612 and $39,317 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. That schools that top this list have a program in computer science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree compsci students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 58 masters’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 8 masters’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 24 masters’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Montana State University is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at Montana State University
The University of Montana landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. The University of Montana is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 10 masters’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at The University of Montana
Boise State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Weber State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Denver ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 1 masters’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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