Graduate Programs | Metropolitan State University of Denver

2024 Graduate 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.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

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

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	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 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 Graduate Programs	Total 11 Graduate Programs 7 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 11 major areas - 7 Master's , 4 Post-Bachelor'. 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	-	27	-
Men	84	-	2	-
Women	329	-	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

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

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

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

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

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

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

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

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	198	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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 school, 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	1,163
Men Students	251
Women Students	912

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,163
Full-time Students	664
Part-time Students	499

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

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,163
American Indian / Native American	4
Asian	47
Black	67
Hispanic	237
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	739
Two or more races	43
Un-Known	10

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

Graduate School Tuition at Metropolitan State University of Denver