2025 Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
7Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
557Public Admin Degrees Awarded
$59,458Avg Early-Career Salary
Public Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #60 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 557 degrees in public administration to qualified students.
The public admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Administration rankings. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Public Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public admin degree levels they offer.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Public Admin
It's hard to beat University of Utah if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 public administration students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Public Administration degree recipients from University of Utah receive an earnings boost of around $7,860 above the typical earnings of public administration majors.
Every student who is interested in public administration has to take a look at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. CU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 14th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 125 public administration students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Those public administration students who get their degree from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus make $7,485 more than the average public admin grad.
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Prepare yourself to make the decisions that best serve a community, its constituents and its economic growth with this specialized business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.More information about a degree in public administration from Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Boise State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boise. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were about 40 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, public admin degree recipients generally make an average of $55,582 at the beginning of their careers.
UM is a large public university located in the small city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were roughly 58 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public admin program report average early career wages of $49,746.
Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were about 16 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg. This university ranks 5th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 23 public administration students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year.
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).
The public admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Administration rankings. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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