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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$25,305 Avg Salary
$20,672 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

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 very 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.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Salt Lake Community College Report

#2

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college 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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#3

Casper College

Casper, WY

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northern Wyoming Community College District 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 . Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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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#6

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

With a ranking of #6, College of Southern 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 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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With a ranking of #7, Blackfeet Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. BCC is a fairly 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.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Blackfeet Community College Report

#8

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

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 remote 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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College of Western Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.

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Fort Peck Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Poplar, Fort Peck Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Fort Peck Community College Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

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 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.

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