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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 66% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 34% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 39% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Women make up 67% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#4

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

Full Public Administration at Adams State University Report

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Full Public Administration at University of Denver Report

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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 5 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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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