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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
1,112 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,042 Avg Cost*

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

This year's Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration & social service programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration & social service program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public administration & social service.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1

Metropolitan State University of Denver tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional public administration & social service students. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Denver, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. 7,163 of MSU Denver students are attending part time.

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2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.

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3

University of Wyoming earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. 2,493 students are part time.

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Boise State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise. Boise State also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at Boise State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. 11,239 students are part time.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best public administration & social service schools for non-traditional students. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg. BYU - I also made our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #7.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. There are roughly 26,387 part time students in attendance at BYU - I.

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6

Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Pueblo as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Colorado State University - Pueblo has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 2,048 students at Colorado State University - Pueblo that take at least one class online. 3,072 of Colorado State University - Pueblo students are attending part time.

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7

Our rankings recognize Utah Valley University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population. UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The student loan default rate at UVU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. 22,387 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Utah State University. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan. USU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 13,751 students at USU that take at least one class online. 9,734 of USU students are attending part time.

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9

Our rankings recognize Lewis - Clark State College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 1,099 students at Lewis - Clark State College that take at least one class online. 1,646 students are part time.

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Idaho State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at ISU is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,680 students at ISU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,142 part time students in attendance at ISU.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students public administration & social service schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Idaho 217
Utah 328
Colorado 464
Montana 53
Wyoming 41

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*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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