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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$52,446 Avg Salary
$46,644 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration 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.

The Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the best school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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#5

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The excellent programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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Boise State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

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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 12 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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