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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 1,072 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a .

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for public administration and social service students. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado rankings.

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$9,005 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

Colorado State University - Pueblo undergraduate students pay an average of $9,005 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

$10,021 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $10,021 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $10,994 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO
$54,819 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DU are $54,819 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 578
Montana 79
Idaho 358
Wyoming 53

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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