by our College Data Analytics Team
This year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer a bachelor's in computer & information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer & information sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer & information sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying computer & information sciences.
Western Governors University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional computer & information sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. All 150,116 students take classes exclusively online at WGU.
University of Colorado Boulder earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population. CU - Boulder also made our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. About 7,631 of the students at CU - Boulder are attending part time.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder Report
Regis University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver. Regis U also made our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Regis U is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,010 students at Regis U that take at least one class online. About 1,583 of the students at Regis U are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Utah as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population. U of U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Utah
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
About 1.4% of UCCS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,485 students at UCCS that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,071 part time students in attendance at UCCS.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report
Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 1.1% of UVU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 22,387 part time students in attendance at UVU.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. BYU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. 4,504 students are part time.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo
Colorado State University - Fort Collins earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. About 9,631 of the students at Colorado State are attending part time.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Idaho landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population. U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at U of I is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,845 students take at least one class online at U of I. About 3,189 of the students at U of I are attending part time.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Idaho
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Montana State University. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 1.2% of MSU Bozeman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,510 students take at least one class online at MSU Bozeman. There are roughly 3,804 part time students in attendance at MSU Bozeman.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at Montana State University Report
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 21 schools only.
References
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