2023 Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration and social service programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
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Boise State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree 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.
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 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Rankings by Major
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 17 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).
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