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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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$33,749 Avg Salary
$29,352 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,536 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #13 most popular major in Colorado.

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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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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 Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% 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 #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Colorado. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

About 81% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

About 88% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#5

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

About 88% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 47% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 41% are male.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

About 73% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 27% are male.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#10

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 10 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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