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Great Falls, Montana has 1 accredited school offering computer science programs. Great Falls has a population of about 60,412. Median household income is $63,934 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Great Falls, MT metro area, the top-earning computer science-related role is Computer and Information Systems Manager at a median $133,670 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer computer science programs near Great Falls, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Great Falls city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Great Falls. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Montana schools on the Montana computer science page.
Great Falls is part of the Great Falls, MT metro area (BLS area code 24500). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Montana statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | $121,990 | MT statewide | $126,023 |
| Computer Systems Analyst | $78,330 | Great Falls, MT | $80,919 |
| Computer Network Architect | $104,300 | MT statewide | $107,748 |
| Database Administrator | $80,470 | Great Falls, MT | $83,130 |
| Database Architect | $109,990 | MT statewide | $113,626 |
| Information Security Analyst | $81,950 | MT statewide | $84,659 |
| Computer Network Support Specialist | $61,150 | MT statewide | $63,171 |
| Computer User Support Specialist | $52,790 | Great Falls, MT | $54,535 |
| Web Developer | $62,060 | MT statewide | $64,112 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designer | $77,030 | MT statewide | $79,576 |
| Computer and Information Systems Manager | $133,670 | Great Falls, MT | $138,089 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60,412 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $63,934 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 28.3% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 96.8 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Computer Science-related employment in Cascade County | 123 workers, 73 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering computer science programs near Great Falls are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying computer science-related roles near Great Falls are: Computer and Information Systems Manager ($133,670), Software Developer ($121,990), Database Architect ($109,990). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Montana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Helena, MT is 71.2 miles from Great Falls and has its own set of local computer science programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Great Falls’s median household income of $63,934 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Great Falls while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Montana public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Great Falls:
Data verified: July 23, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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