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Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 4 students majoring in public admin at UCCS, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate 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.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration schools 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 5 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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