Graduate School Tuition at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a four-years, public school located in Denver, CO. It offers 11 graduate programs - 7 Master's, and 4 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $10,635 for Colorado residents and $12,714 for others. A total of 1,147 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,995 students at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers online graduate programs and 442 out of 1,147 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Accounting program has the highest salary ($55,600) after graduation and the Master's Social Work program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $44,100 average salary.

You can find Metropolitan State University of Denver's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a four-years, public school located in Denver, Colorado. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,635 for Colorado residents and $12,714 for out-of-state students. It offers eleven (11) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Metropolitan State University of Denver
Type	four-years, public
Address	Speer Blvd and Colfax Ave, Denver, CO
Graduate School Students	1,163 students 442 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$10,635 Out-of-State$12,714
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 11 Graduate Programs 7 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Metropolitan State University of Denver with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For Colorado residents, the tuition & fees are $10,635 and $12,714 for non-Colorado residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $514 for Colorado residents and $633 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,209	$11,288
Fees	$1,426	$1,426
Cost per Credit	$514	$633
Books & Supplies	$1,460
Room & Board	$14,679 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$6,120 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total	$32,894	$34,973

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$10,611	$10,240	$10,364	$10,523	$10,635
Out-of-State	$14,326	$13,747	$12,792	$12,996	$12,714

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 11 major areas - 7 Master's , 4 Post-Bachelor'.

413 students have been conferred Master's degree and 114 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	413	114	27	-
Men	84	55	2	-
Women	329	59	25	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance		NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nutrition Sciences		NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	13	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,300	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nutrition Sciences	48	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	198	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,100	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$55,600	-	-

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Land Use Planning and Management/Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 17,678 students enrolled in Metropolitan State University of Denver including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,163 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 251 male and 912 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 664 full-time and 499 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 442 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 556 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,163	664	499
Men Students	251	101	150
Women Students	912	563	349

By race/ethnicity 739 White, 67 Black, and 47 Asian students are attending at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,163	251	912
American Indian or Native American	4	2	2
Asian	8	39	67
Black	67	23	44
Hispanic	237	43	194
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	739	155	584
Tow or More Races	43	11	32
Race Unknown	10	4	6

7 students are younger than 22 and 227 students are older than 65. The school has 532 students aged between 22 and 30 and 381 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,163
21 & Under	7
22-24	155
25-29	377
30-34	247
35-39	134
40 & Over	227

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, 442 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 556 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,147
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	442
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	556
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	149

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	442
Colorado Resident	422
Other State In U.S.	20
Outside of U.S.	0

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