2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
BYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value 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 college with a very large student population.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 per year.
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The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 a year.
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Southern Utah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Southern Utah University graduate students pay an average of $24,504 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DU are $53,943 a year.
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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 |
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Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin
| 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.
- 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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