2024 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Public Administration is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 211 master's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public administration students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration in Colorado

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Public Admin

1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

154 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in public administration. CU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a master’s in public administration from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Colorado at Colorado Springs if you want to pursue a master's degree in public administration. UCCS is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Colorado Springs.More information about a master’s in public administration from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	287	178
Idaho	145	39
Montana	123	43
Wyoming	57	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin

Public Administration is one of 3 different types of Public Administration programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.