Metropolitan State University of Denver
Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public college in Denver, CO. Its average net price is $13,803 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $10,475 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $10,862 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,961 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,896 |
| $110,001 and up | $22,551 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $52,371 |
| 8 years after entry | $55,798 |
| 10 years after entry | $57,612 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $64,931 n=152 | $27,625 n=102 |
| Air Transportation | $58,830 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $22,245 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | $36,347 National median for this major n=353 | $24,317 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Behavioral Sciences | $39,719 National median for this major n=1,960 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $46,277 n=161 | $26,140 n=170 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $54,969 n=212 | $24,726 n=136 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $68,112 National median for this major n=355 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $40,061 National median for this major n=902 | Not published |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | $27,797 National median for this major n=285 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $78,903 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $29,251 n=100 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $77,133 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $50,253 n=213 | $23,000 n=147 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $44,916 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $40,111 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $28,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $48,643 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $45,077 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $32,460 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $58,080 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Fire Protection | $80,581 National median for this major n=1,073 | Not published |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,823 National median for this major n=2,808 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $53,530 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| History | $45,332 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $23,500 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $54,304 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $19,198 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $46,041 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $31,750 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Journalism | $38,795 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $70,172 n=117 | $27,500 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $53,440 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Mathematics | $54,422 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $73,430 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $26,640 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Medical Informatics | $49,283 National median for this major n=247 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $46,136 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $31,540 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $38,178 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $22,946 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $41,891 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Psychology | $45,609 Small program - rough guide n=75 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $81,813 n=177 | $28,310 n=134 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $45,161 n=172 | $26,750 n=289 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $49,666 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $21,906 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Social Work | $48,491 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $25,750 n=112 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $46,688 n=125 | $20,225 n=106 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $34,479 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $23,347 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Systems Engineering | $82,292 National median for this major n=529 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $49,675 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Teaching | $45,155 n=117 | $25,625 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
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