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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

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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 city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly 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 student loan default rate at MSU Denver is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. 7,163 students are part time.

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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 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.

About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.

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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 fairly 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 student loan default rate at UW is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,894 students take at least one class online at UW. 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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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. There are approximately 10,868 students at Boise State that take at least one class online. 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 very 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.

About 1.0% of BYU - I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 26,387 part time students in attendance at BYU - I.

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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.

About 3.1% of Colorado State University - Pueblo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,048 students take at least one class online at Colorado State University - Pueblo. 3,072 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Utah Valley University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly 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. Approximately 15,690 students take at least one class online at UVU. 22,387 of UVU students are attending 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 student loan default rate at USU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. There are roughly 9,734 part time students in attendance at USU.

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

The student loan default rate at Lewis - Clark State College is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 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 large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 4,680 students take at least one class online at ISU. 5,142 students are part time.

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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 colleges 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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