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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #61 most popular major in the country with 3,737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.

Check out the public policy programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public policy students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 7
Utah 15
Idaho 0
Montana 5

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
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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