If you plan on majoring in public administration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #60 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public administration. Combined, these schools handed out 182 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. We derive our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Utah list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public admin degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Utah is a great choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 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 get an earnings boost of approximately $4,752 above the average earnings of public administration graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in public administration has to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 90 public administration students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. After graduating, public admin degree recipients usually make around $49,503 at the beginning of their careers.
Southern Utah University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 48 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public admin program state that they receive average early career wages of $45,740.
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. We derive our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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