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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado

9 Colleges
$42,414 Avg Salary
$32,466 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 9 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 & Social Service program at each school on the list.

Check out the public administration and social service programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in Colorado for public administration and social service students. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #6 on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

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Iliff School of Theology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Colorado list. Iliff School of Theology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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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 9 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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