by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 98,583 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,433 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,895 and $29,197 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,103 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration and social service in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 44 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 152 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MSU Denver Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Colorado State University - Pueblo
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salish Kootenai College landed the #4 spot on the list. SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Salish Kootenai College Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado State University - Global Campus is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NNU is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 15 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwest Nazarene University Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Montana
University of Utah landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 130 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Utah
University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 41 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wyoming
Colorado Mesa University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
With a ranking of #12, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at USU
Weber State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Weber State University
Boise State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Boise State
With a ranking of #15, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 74 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at BYU - I
Idaho State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 22 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UCCS
With a ranking of #18, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Utah Valley University Public Administration & Social Service Report
University of Denver ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at DU
Montana State University - Northern ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Havre, Montana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 17 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at CU Anschutz
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Colorado Boulder
With a ranking of #23, Regis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Regis University
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 123 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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