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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$26,004 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,749 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the public administration and social service bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 per year.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also took the #2 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 a year.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.

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Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the city of Lewiston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,238 per year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

U of U also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $22,322 per year.

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Utah Valley University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges 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 19 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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