2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools
Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
Colorado State University - Global Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,400 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.
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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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 large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU Anschutz also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $22,322 per year.
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University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
U of U also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,270 in tuition and fees each year.
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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $24,980 per year.
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The University of Montana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.
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| 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 12 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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