Information Technology at Metropolitan State University of Denver

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from MSU Denver.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

MSU Denver Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

MSU Denver Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Denver performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at MSU Denver is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	33
	49
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	53
Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	62
	76
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
	94
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	125
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	150
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	170
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	254
	269
Best Value Information Technology Schools	317
Best Information Technology Schools	357
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	595

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in IT from MSU Denver. This makes it the #151 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at MSU Denver

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

MSU Denver Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from MSU Denver in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at MSU Denver are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Denver Information Technology Master’s Program

The IT program at MSU Denver awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from MSU Denver, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Denver also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	30

Related Majors

• Computer Science

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Computer User Support Specialists	14,390	$60,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.