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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges
$59,610 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in Colorado for public administration students. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for public administration students. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Colorado list. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#4

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

The excellent programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Colorado. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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.

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