2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration and social service students. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debtload of $14,694.
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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Colorado State University - Global Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,400 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out is $40,125.
Colorado State University - Global Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NNU are $34,390 a year. 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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Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 per year. 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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University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #6 on the list. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year. 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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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration and social service programs. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.
MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $27,502 in tuition and fees each year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from MSU Denver take out $30,430 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #8 on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year.
CU Anschutz excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $22,322 in tuition and fees each year. 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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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year. 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.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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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 18 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).
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