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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
451 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 485 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 451 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Public Administration Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 55 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Utah

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 116 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Read full report on Public Administration at CU Anschutz

#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #4 spot on the list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.

Read more about Public Administration at UW

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Southern Utah University

#6

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Boise State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Boise State

#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 31 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#8

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

The University of Montana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. UM is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 34 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Public Administration Report

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

Read more about Public Administration at DU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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