2025 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #20 in popularity, information technology is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of information technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 134 associate degrees in information technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of information technology for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in IT

1

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

37 Annual Graduates

$35,040 Median Starting Salary

College of Western Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in information technology. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, it associate recipients typically make about $35,040 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in information technology from College of Western Idaho

2

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

10 Annual Graduates

Utah Valley University is a good decision for students interested in an associate degree in information technology. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Utah Valley University

3

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

12 Annual Graduates

Brigham Young University - Idaho is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in information technology. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Brigham Young University - Idaho

4

College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls, ID

16 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat College of Eastern Idaho if you wish to pursue an associate degree in information technology. CEI is a small public college located in the city of Idaho Falls.More information about a associate in information technology from College of Eastern Idaho

5

Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, CO

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Pikes Peak Community College

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	39
Idaho	143	93
Wyoming	128	19
Colorado	102	32
Montana	92	2

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

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

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	102
Network & System Administration/Administrator	11
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	10
Computer Support Specialist	8
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	2
Information Technology Management	1

Most Popular Majors Related to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	653
Computer Science	202
Computer Systems Networking	122
Computer Software & Applications	75
Computer Programming	65
Computer Systems Analysis	4
Information Science	3
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 Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.