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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
364 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 743 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 364 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 155 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree information science students whose families make $0-$30k list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 85 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 81 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 27 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

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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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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