Graduate Programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Graduate School Overview

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a Public, 4 years school located in Denver, CO. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1971 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Metropolitan State University of Denver Directory Information
School Name	Metropolitan State University of Denver
Address	Speer Blvd and Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80217-3362
Phone	303-556-3058
Web	https://www.msudenver.edu
Online Application	https://www.msudenver.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.msudenver.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Metropolitan State University of Denver is $10,523 for Colorado residents and $12,996 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,147 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,995 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 113 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,996 $10,523 for Colorado Residents
Student Population	1,147
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	113 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Metropolitan State University of Denver is $10,523 for Colorado residents and $12,996 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $509 for Colorado residents and $647 for out-of-state students.

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Metropolitan State University of Denver is $10,523 for Colorado residents and $12,996 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.59% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Colorado Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,068	$1,243	$12,765	$1,243
2019-2020	$8,892	$1,719	$12,607	$1,719
2020-2021	$9,054	$1,186	$12,561	$1,186
2021-2022	$9,066	$1,298	$11,494	$1,298
2022-2023	$9,169	$1,354	$11,642	$1,354

The graduate school tuition & fees of Metropolitan State University of Denver is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Colorado. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Colorado graduate tuition is $20,895 (public) / $21,106 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Metropolitan State University of Denver	$10,523	$12,996
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Colorado Graduate Schools	$16,263	$19,895
Public	$12,189	$20,895
Private	$21,106

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $18,513. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -3.78% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$11,547	$6,098
2019-2020	$11,799	$6,141
2020-2021	$11,799	$6,141
2021-2022	$13,160	$6,080
2022-2023	$12,411	$6,102

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $509 for Colorado residents and $647 for other students at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.54% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Colorado Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$448	$709
2019-2020	$494	$700
2020-2021	$503	$728
2021-2022	$493	$631
2022-2023	$509	$647

Graduate Programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers 11 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 440 students have completed their study at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Offered Degrees at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	413
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	27
Total	11	440

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Dietetics/Dietitian program with 13 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 198 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	13	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	9	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	4	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	198	$44,100
Education	✕	60	$41,300
Nutrition Sciences	✕	48	-
Accounting	✕	35	$55,600
Business Administration and Management	✕	31	-

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers 11 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 440 students have completed their graduate studies.

413 students have earned/completed Master's program.
27 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	13	-
Education [+]	✕	60 completers	$41,300
Education	✕	60	$41,300
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	48	-
Human Services [+]	✕	198 completers	-
Social Work	✕	198	$44,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	28	-
Business [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	31	-
Accounting	✕	35	$55,600
	Total	413

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	9	-
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	13	-
	Total	27

Graduate Student Population at Metropolitan State University of Denver

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,163 students enrolled into Metropolitan State University of Denver graduate schools where it has total 16,995 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 664 full-time and 499 part-time graduate students. By gender, 251 male and 912 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,163	251	912
Full-time	664	101	563
Part-tme	499	150	349

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 739 White (63.54%), 67 Black/African American (5.76%), 237 Hispanic (20.38%), 47 Asian (4.04%), and 73 students with other races. 14 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,163	251	912
American Indian/Native American	4	2	2
Asian	47	8	39
Black/African American	67	23	44
Hispanic	237	43	194
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	739	155	584
Two More	43	11	32
Un-Known	10	4	6
Non-resident Alien	14	4	10

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 280 graduate students (24.08% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 494 graduate students (42.48% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,163
Enrolled Online Exclusively	280
Enrolled Some Online Courses	494
Not in Online Courses	389

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Metropolitan State University of Denver. 171 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.70% of total students), 70 students are aged above 50 (6.02%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,163	251	912
Age 20-21	10	1	9
Age 22-24	161	25	136
Age 25-29	390	66	324
Age 30-34	239	66	173
Age 35-39	135	36	99
Age 40-49	158	42	116
Age 50-64	68	14	54
Over 64	2	1	1

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