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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Ranked Colleges
451 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

BYU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at BYU

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 55 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree public admin students whose families make more than $110k list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Full University of Utah Public Administration Report

#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 8 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. 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 full report on Public Administration at University of Wyoming

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 116 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public Administration Report

#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 Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 54 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Southern Utah University

#6

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students 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 UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at The University of Montana

#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#8

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Boise State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Boise State

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #9, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 3 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Denver

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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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