Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado · Public
Graduate earnings
49of 50 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674 a year). 1 falls short.
50 of 95 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 45: 40 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 13 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,327 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,327 a year
About $61,308 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,481 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,436 |
| $48k to $75k | $14,927 |
| $75k to $110k | $19,539 |
| $110k and up | $23,822 |
| All families (average) | $15,327 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Colorado high-school graduate ($40,674 a year).
55 of 108 programs could be assessed 51% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,655 | +$7,981 | clears the bar | $20,511 | 2.6 yrs | 250 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $66,816 | +$26,142 | above HS line | $38,640 | 1.5 yrs | 226 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $56,564 | +$15,890 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.3 yrs | 153 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,920 | +$17,246 | clears the bar | $23,805 | 1.4 yrs | 134 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,387 | +$24,713 | clears the bar | $21,975 | 0.9 yrs | 134 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $55,915 | +$15,241 | clears the bar | $21,917 | 1.4 yrs | 116 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $57,096 | +$16,422 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 1.1 yrs | 112 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $72,846 | +$32,172 | clears the bar | $23,556 | 0.7 yrs | 102 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $73,698 | +$33,024 | clears the bar | $22,087 | 0.7 yrs | 97 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,025 | +$8,351 | clears the bar | $23,528 | 2.8 yrs | 92 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,259 | +$45,585 | clears the bar | $22,195 | 0.5 yrs | 86 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $111,187 | +$70,513 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 82 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $64,069 | +$23,395 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 73 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,502 | +$18,828 | clears the bar | $21,889 | 1.2 yrs | 72 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $51,955 | +$11,281 | clears the bar | $24,854 | 2.2 yrs | 69 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $77,596 | +$36,922 | clears the bar | $20,437 | 0.6 yrs | 67 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $91,399 | +$50,725 | clears the bar | $23,075 | 0.5 yrs | 62 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,518 | +$7,844 | clears the bar | $26,270 | 3.3 yrs | 59 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $57,312 | +$16,638 | clears the bar | $16,858 | 1.0 yrs | 51 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $62,250 | +$21,576 | clears the bar | $18,399 | 0.9 yrs | 50 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $57,768 | +$17,094 | above HS line | $28,000 | 1.6 yrs | 47 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,918 | +$18,244 | clears the bar | $17,813 | 1.0 yrs | 46 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,639 | +$19,965 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.1 yrs | 41 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,490 | +$1,816 | clears the bar | $25,600 | 14.1 yrs | 38 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $98,267 | +$57,593 | clears the bar | $27,307 | 0.5 yrs | 37 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,896 | +$14,222 | clears the bar | $21,084 | 1.5 yrs | 36 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $60,395 | +$19,721 | clears the bar | $19,800 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $65,179 | +$24,505 | clears the bar | $24,270 | 1.0 yrs | 34 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $61,654 | +$20,980 | clears the bar | $28,500 | 1.4 yrs | 33 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $50,926 | +$10,252 | clears the bar | $24,867 | 2.4 yrs | 32 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $86,039 | +$45,365 | above HS line | $30,750 | 0.7 yrs | 32 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $45,7671-year earnings | +$5,093 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $17,659 | 3.5 yrs | 30 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $45,766 | +$5,092 | clears the bar | $20,698 | 4.1 yrs | 29 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $70,2021-year earnings | +$29,528 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $63,175 | +$22,501 | clears the bar | $18,630 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $47,460 | +$6,786 | clears the bar | $20,638 | 3.0 yrs | 25 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $38,957 | -$1,717 | falls short | $24,948 | no earnings gain | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,666 | +$6,992 | clears the bar | $26,832 | 3.8 yrs | 24 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,414 | +$11,740 | clears the bar | $19,406 | 1.7 yrs | 21 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $86,131 | +$45,457 | clears the bar | $28,247 | 0.6 yrs | 20 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $42,870 | +$2,196 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $100,358 | +$59,684 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,065 | +$16,391 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $76,759 | +$36,085 | clears the bar | $22,449 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $50,9661-year earnings | +$10,292 | above HS line (1-yr) | $39,098 | 3.8 yrs | 15 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $46,535 | +$5,861 | clears the bar | $15,876 | 2.7 yrs | 14 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $50,478 | +$9,804 | clears the bar | $23,096 | 2.4 yrs | 13 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,125 | +$12,451 | clears the bar | $25,783 | 2.1 yrs | 12 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,786 | +$11,112 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,907 | +$40,233 | clears the bar | $16,989 | 0.4 yrs | 7 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $66,429 | +$25,755 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $52,735 | +$12,061 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,747 | +$12,073 | clears the bar | $22,285 | 1.8 yrs | 5 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,810 | +$17,136 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,326 | +$9,652 | clears the bar | $20,356 | 2.1 yrs | not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 48 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Air Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Materials Engineering | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communication Disorders | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Finance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $40,674 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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