Accounting at Metropolitan State University of Denver

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Metropolitan State University of Denver has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. In 2021, 136 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Denver.

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

MSU Denver Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

MSU Denver Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at MSU Denver compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 accounting major at MSU Denver is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	140
Most Focused Accounting Schools	296
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	587
Best Value Accounting Schools	826

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in accounting from MSU Denver. This makes it the #141 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $48,409. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	49
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

MSU Denver Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from MSU Denver. About 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. MSU Denver does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from MSU Denver, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Construction Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,560	$42,830
Financial Managers	7,520	$163,740
Financial Analysts	3,770	$109,120
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,060	$49,980

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.