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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

47 Colleges
$40,895 Avg Salary
$29,197 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration and social service students. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from U of U take out $18,660 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great place for public administration and social service students. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $30,430 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Boise State accumulate an average of around $27,900 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for public administration and social service students. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Colorado State take out is $23,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration and social service programs. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #7, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $15,650.

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With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from UM carry an average student debt load of $26,760.

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With a ranking of #10, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from UVU carry an average student debt load of $20,000.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges 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 25 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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