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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,749 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,536 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #13 most popular major in Colorado.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

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

Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

Colorado State University - Pueblo undergraduate students pay an average of $9,005 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Colorado. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Denver are $10,021 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCCS are $10,994 per year.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DU are $54,819 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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