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2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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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 place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

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The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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Boise State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,536
Utah 962
Montana 153
Idaho 621
Wyoming 149

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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