2025 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #26 in popularity, information technology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,371 master's degrees in information technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of information technology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality it program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt information technology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in IT

1

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

1,149 Annual Graduates

$121,837 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in information technology has to take a look at Western Governors University. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those information technology students who get their master's degree from Western Governors University earn $18,445 more than the average it student.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Western Governors University

2

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

94 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Brigham Young University - Provo

3

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

12 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information technology. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Utah

4

University of Denver
Denver, CO

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Denver if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver.More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Denver

5

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

13 Annual Graduates

$109,215 Median Starting Salary

UVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Orem.

Information Technology master's degree recipients from Utah Valley University receive an earnings boost of about $5,823 above the typical earnings of information technology majors.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Utah Valley University

6

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Metropolitan State University of Denver

7

Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT

20 Annual Graduates

$104,483 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the it program earn around $104,483 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Southern Utah University

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	77
Utah	164	996
Idaho	96	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to IT

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

IT Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	1,248
Information Technology Management	94
Information Technology Project Management	29

Most Popular Majors Related to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	1,018
Computer Software & Applications	718
Computer Science	500
Information Science	422

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 Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.