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

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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor'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.

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Utah Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 6 students majoring in public administration and social service at CU Anschutz, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Denver Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boise State University 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 medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Boise State University

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 5 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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