2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate 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 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration & Social Service program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 89% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in public administration and social service at NIC, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Casper College is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Wyoming Community College District is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public school with a small student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 33% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Laramie County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.
About 87% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 13% are male.
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College of Southern Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 9% are male.
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Blackfeet Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BCC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Browning.
Of the 10 students majoring in public administration and social service at BCC, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Snow College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.
Of the 9 students majoring in public administration and social service at Snow College, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, College of Western Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a large student population.
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Fort Peck Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Poplar, Fort Peck Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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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 |
Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors
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 16 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.