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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

14 Colleges
$52,446 Avg Salary
$46,644 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public administration students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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The excellent programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Boise State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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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 averages are for the top 14 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.

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