2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service
Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Of the 39 students majoring in public administration and social service at DU, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.
About 88% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 13% are male.
Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Out of the 8 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 medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 29% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 75% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
About 50% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 8 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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