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.
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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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value 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.
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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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CU Anschutz also did well on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 medium-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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U of U also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCCS are $22,270 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. 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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The University of Montana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per 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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