force ▁include ▁three ▁major ▁univers ities , ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ▁having ▁a ▁primary ▁emphas is ▁on ▁entrepr ene ur ship , ▁innov ation , ▁and ▁research ▁and ▁development , ▁followed ▁by ▁Ut ah ▁Valley ▁University , ▁We ber ▁State ▁University , ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Community ▁College , ▁Southern ▁Ut ah ▁University , ▁D ix ie ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁West min ster ▁College . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Legisl ature ▁allocated ▁around ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁univers ities ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bol ster ▁their ▁computer ▁science ▁programs ▁and ▁significantly ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁gradu ates ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁The ▁univers ities ▁also ▁provided ▁matching ▁fund ing ▁and ▁created ▁many ▁new ▁courses ▁and ▁areas ▁of ▁techn ological ▁study . ▁Computer ▁science ▁gradu ates ▁continue ▁to ▁rise ▁in ▁Ut ah , ▁with ▁Northern ▁Ut ah ▁univers ities ▁bo ast ing ▁ 6 6 3 ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁up ▁ 4 7 ▁percent ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Of ▁the ▁six ▁schools ▁listed ▁above , ▁students ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁have ▁ris en ▁ 4 4 ▁percent ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Stud ents ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁rose ▁ 4 6 ▁percent ▁and ▁those ▁getting ▁doctor ates ▁increased ▁by ▁ 6 1 ▁percent . ▁These