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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$33,749 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Check out the public administration and social service bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Metropolitan State University of Denver to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

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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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 88% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in public administration and social service at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in public administration and social service at Colorado State, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in public administration and social service at USU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 72% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Weber State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Of the 69 students majoring in public administration and social service at WSU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Utah Valley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

Women make up 86% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Utah Valley University Report

#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Of the 46 students majoring in public administration and social service at UM, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

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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 24 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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