The college opportunity fund is now figured directly into the tuition, so for example Colorado residents who should be paying $300 per credit only pay $250 (just an example, not the actual numbers). I don’t know how or if it works at private schools, but I don’t think it does. If you go to a public school, the tuition is adjusted.
I think you are too hung up on the title of the degree. If Data Science is important, then the other schools in Denver are going to offer the degree but may call it something else or it might differ slightly. Have you checked CU Denver? Metro? CU Boulder? CSU either on line or downtown? School of Mines? There are so many schools in the metro area that someone is going to offer the degree OR it is not worth having in this area (which I can’t believe because there is so much tech). U of Denver might have something, but it is going to be expensive too.