2025 Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Computer Software & Applications is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #54 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for computer software & applications students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 associate degrees in computer software & applications during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer software & applications students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer software & applications students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer software & applications to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer software & applications related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer software & applications students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Software & Applications Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Software & Applications in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer software & applications.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Computer Software

1

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

13 Annual Graduates

Weber State University is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in computer software & applications. WSU is a very large public university located in the city of Ogden.More information about a associate in computer software & applications from Weber State University

2

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

10 Annual Graduates

$33,165 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in computer software & applications has to look into College of Western Idaho. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.

After graduation, computer software associate recipients typically earn an average of $33,165 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in computer software & applications from College of Western Idaho

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software & applications colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	21
Idaho	143	51
Wyoming	128	0
Colorado	102	13
Montana	92	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer Software

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Software & Applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design	64

Most Popular Majors Related to Computer Software

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	652
Computer Science	229
Information Technology	152
Computer Systems Networking	136
Computer Programming	71
Information Science	7
Computer Systems Analysis	2
Data Entry	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.