Metropolitan State University of Denver Rankings by Salary Score

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Metropolitan State University of Denver is ranked on 1 lists of the best colleges by earnings one year out of college.
Salary and Debt by Major at MSU Denver
We calculated a salary score for each of MSU Denver's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at MSU Denver to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is based on the school's by-program performance weighted by student enrollment in each program. Data is sourced from the December 2020 release of the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid. Debt and salary numbers are shown rounded to the nearest $10.
Salary Scores for MSU Denver Bachelor's Degrees
Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Accounting and Related Services | $25,000 | $49,900 | |
Air Transportation | $20,360 | $46,190 | |
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | $19,110 | $29,140 | |
Anthropology | $30,200 | $23,650 | |
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Not Reported | $33,990 | |
Behavioral Sciences | Not Reported | $35,330 | |
Biology, General | $21,100 | $38,170 | |
Business Administration, Management and Operations | $21,950 | $47,820 | |
Chemistry | $23,250 | $41,410 | |
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $16,500 | $58,670 | |
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $15,500 | $27,440 | |
Computer Science | $22,600 | $72,590 | |
Criminal Justice and Corrections | $19,310 | $39,140 | |
Design and Applied Arts | $26,520 | $41,790 | |
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $20,500 | $26,350 | |
Economics | $22,640 | $42,680 | |
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $29,590 | $62,510 | |
English Language and Literature, General | $25,060 | $34,350 | |
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | $26,690 | $35,240 | |
Finance and Financial Management Services | $22,590 | $54,570 | |
Fine and Studio Arts | $30,750 | $27,910 | |
Health and Medical Administrative Services | $21,200 | $40,440 | |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | $19,500 | $35,640 | |
History | $25,440 | $35,060 | |
Hospitality Administration/Management | $21,000 | $40,240 | |
Human Services, General | $26,000 | $35,890 | |
Journalism | $22,600 | $33,990 | |
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | $25,430 | $36,780 | |
Management Information Systems and Services | $25,000 | $56,780 | |
Marketing | $18,690 | $44,420 | |
Mathematics | $19,680 | $41,790 | |
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $26,870 | $56,930 | |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $20,000 | $35,130 | |
Music | $23,250 | $20,140 | |
Natural Resources Conservation and Research | $28,740 | $40,860 | |
Natural Resources Management and Policy | $29,310 | $47,730 | |
Nutrition Sciences | $22,410 | $34,910 | |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | $16,750 | $36,130 | |
Philosophy | Not Reported | $24,040 | |
Political Science and Government | $21,250 | $36,040 | |
Psychology, General | $19,230 | $31,730 | |
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $26,910 | $32,280 | |
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $25,000 | $62,870 | |
Research and Experimental Psychology | $25,000 | $34,860 | |
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $22,540 | $40,140 | |
Social Work | $20,480 | $34,790 | |
Sociology | $25,960 | $33,990 | |
Special Education and Teaching | $26,130 | $37,210 |
Salary Scores for MSU Denver Master's Degrees
Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Accounting and Related Services | $22,430 | $62,410 | |
Education, General | $32,970 | $42,260 | |
Social Work | $33,500 | $43,890 |
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I went to take a post graduate certificate in Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, it is more a subtractive manufacturing certificate and the 4D printing was not part of the course work which it previously was when I started my enrollment. I had to take classes I have over 25 years career experience, a course on how to operate a mill and a lathe, subtractive Manufacturing. Now I have to take a separate certificate in 3D printing. It was a waste of a semester taking courses I did not need, was experienced in... Read More
I would recommend attending other universities if perusing a Journalism degree. The department chair is rude and every one in the department covers for one another and do not listen to student concerns. Please don’t waste your time or money CU Denver and CU Boulder have both been accommodating to me would highly recommend those.