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2023 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 221 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in Colorado for public administration students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Full Public Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 178
Idaho 40
Montana 46
Wyoming 21

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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