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

18 Colleges
$40,895 Avg Salary
$29,197 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for public administration and social service majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools

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 degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at Colorado State take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great place for public administration and social service students. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out is $40,125.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from U of U take out $18,660 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for public administration and social service students. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at Colorado State University - Pueblo take out an average of $26,685 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from UW take out $22,033 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at Colorado Mesa take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Northwest Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at NNU take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #10, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

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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 18 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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