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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$27,232 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,446 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 a year.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

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 town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for public administration students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for public administration students. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for public administration students. 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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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO
$22,322 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Mesa University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration programs. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Mesa are $22,322 a year.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #7, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a 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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$22,270 Average Tuition & Fees

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

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,270 in tuition and fees each year.

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$24,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Boise State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration programs. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boise State are $24,980 a year.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT
$28,476 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Montana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

  • 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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