2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master'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.
The Most Popular Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools
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 master’s degree. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 269 students majoring in public administration and social service at Boise State, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 78% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 186 students majoring in public administration and social service at MSU Denver, 11% are male and 89% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 154 students majoring in public administration and social service at CU Anschutz, 34% are male and 66% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 123 students majoring in public administration and social service at BYU, 35% are male and 65% are female.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 10% are male.
Utah State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 82 students majoring in public administration and social service at USU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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The University of Montana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.
About 74% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Southern Utah University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.
Women make up 58% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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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 22 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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