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2023 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Public Administration

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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With a ranking of #7, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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The University of Montana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

With a ranking of #9, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 225
Utah 178
Idaho 58
Montana 46
Wyoming 21

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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