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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$28,102 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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.

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

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU also made our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Public Administration at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Wyoming

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 a 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 large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at The University of Montana Report

Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Boise State University

#8

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Utah University are $24,504 per year.

Full Public Administration at Southern Utah University Report

#9

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

Full Public Administration at University of Denver Report

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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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