Metropolitan State University of Denver

Online Degrees and Programs

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers 106 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 6 major programs - 5 Bachelors and 1 Masters. The 2021 tuition & fees are $8,693 for Colorado residents and $23,967 for out-of-state students. Total 1,292 students out of total 20,192 students have enrolled online exclusively. Metropolitan State University of Denver is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Denver, Colorado. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $8,693 for Colorado residents and $23,967 for other students on average.

It offers 106 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 6 programs - 5 Bachelors, 1 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Metropolitan State University of Denver
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	Speer Blvd and Colfax Ave, Denver, CO
Online Students	1,693 Enrolled Online Exclusively 6,582 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,693 Out-of-State$23,967
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	6 Programs
Bachelors	5 Programs
Masters	1 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Metropolitan State University of Denver . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Colorado residents, the tuition & fees are $8,693 and $23,967 for non-Colorado residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $241 for Colorado residents and $750 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $503 for Colorado residents and $728 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$6,930	$7,352	$7,666	$8,151	$8,693
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$20,096	$20,149	$20,847	$21,728	$23,967
Graduate (In-State)	$8,641	$8,827	$9,311	$10,611	$10,240
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$12,946	$13,140	$14,008	$14,326	$13,747

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$237	$253	$260	$268	$241
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$786	$786	$809	$834	$750
Graduate (In-State)	$420	$428	$448	$494	$503
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$660	$668	$709	$700	$728

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Metropolitan State University of Denver offers 106 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Bachelors, 1 Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	86	5	NOT OFFERED	4

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	142	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	144	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	114	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, there are 20,080 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,275 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,693 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,582 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	20,080
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,693
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	6,582
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	11,805

By student location, out of a total of 1,693 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,649 Colorado Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 44 students living in the U.S. States other than Colorado, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.