2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
UW not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Montana 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 . UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.
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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 Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools 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.
DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.
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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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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
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.
- 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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