2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Administration 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.

The Best Value Public Administration Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Colorado

Check out the public admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO

160 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Colorado

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

45 Degrees

#11 in Quality in Colorado

$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCCS are $10,994 per year.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

2 Degrees

#6 in Quality in Colorado

$54,819 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DU are $54,819 a year.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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