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2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$24,342 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,963 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 13,571 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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

Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 221
Utah 178
Idaho 40
Montana 46
Wyoming 21

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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).
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