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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Montana

2 Colleges
$44,412 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 46 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Montana to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Montana. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great place for public administration students. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 221
Utah 178
Idaho 40
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 2 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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