Career outcomes brief

Metropolitan State University of Denver Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Metropolitan State University of Denver graduates earn?

The reported median is $60,186 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is -$5,424 per year.

The earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $48,167 on the downside to $86,117 on the upside, a wide band that shows differing program outcomes. These figures are estimates from the program mix rather than reported salaries of observed graduate cohorts.

At the program level, Computer Science shows the highest returns, with graduates earning $111,187 four years after completion from 70 degrees awarded. Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians follows at $100,358 four years after completion, with 20 degrees awarded.

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians graduates earn $98,267 four years after completion from 55 degrees awarded.

An estimated 30.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $60,186
Rank for difference from expectations: 71st percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Metropolitan State University of Denver reported median: $60,186
Peer schools comparable schools · $5,424 above Metropolitan State University of Denver: $65,610
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $4,934 below Metropolitan State University of Denver: $55,252

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $48,167
Median · reported: $60,186
Higher estimate: $86,117

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Metropolitan State University of Denver graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Metropolitan State University of Denver graduates’ reported earnings are $4,934 above that expectation, the 71st percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Metropolitan State University of Denver caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Metropolitan State University of Denver report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver are concentrated in technical fields, and they are not the largest ones. Computer Science graduates earn $111,187 four years after completion, from 70 degrees awarded a year.

Azimuth ranks the program #95 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians and Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians follow, with medians of $100,358 and $98,267 from 20 and 55 degrees awarded.

The latter holds a #4 national rank in its field. The largest programs sit at more moderate earnings levels.

Research and Experimental Psychology awards 282 degrees a year and posts a median of $48,655, ranked #36 nationally. Accounting, with 117 degrees awarded, reaches $73,698 and ranks #1 in Colorado.

Business accounts for 22.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Psychology at 9.2% and Health Professions at 7.5%. Azimuth ranks 38 of the university's programs nationally.

The largest single program is Research and Experimental Psychology, with 282 degrees awarded and median earnings of $48,655 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #36 within its field and #1 in Colorado.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, at $111,187 from 70 degrees awarded, ranked #95 nationally and #3 in Colorado. Among the best nationally ranked programs, Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians sits at #2 with earnings of $86,131 from 27 degrees awarded.

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians ranks #4 with earnings of $98,267 from 55 degrees awarded.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Computer Science: $111,187
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians: $100,358
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians: $98,267
Management Information Systems and Services: $91,399
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $86,259
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians: $86,131
Economics: $80,907
Finance and Financial Management Services: $77,596

Explore Metropolitan State University of Denver program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from a downside of $48,167 to a typical outcome of $60,186 and an upside of $86,117. The spread shows how much field of study can matter.

At the high end, Computer Science graduates earn $111,187 four years out. Among the largest programs, Research and Experimental Psychology sits at $48,655.

Four years after completing a degree, the median earnings for federally aided graduates of Metropolitan State University of Denver who are working and not enrolled is $60,186. That figure is $5,424 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the university in the 52nd percentile for this measure among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,934 more than expects for similar students.

That result falls in the 71st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix span from a downside of $48,167 to an upside of $86,117, with the typical scenario matching the observed median.

An estimated 30.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.