Computer & Information Sciences at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. Of the 3,153 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2021, 99 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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

MSU Denver Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

MSU Denver Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at MSU Denver is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	90
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	571
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	572
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	587
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,373

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from MSU Denver. This makes it the #516 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at MSU Denver

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

MSU Denver Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences 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 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	50
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

MSU Denver Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in computer and information sciences from MSU Denver. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from MSU Denver, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 computer and information sciences.

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 computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences 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 Science	81
Information Technology	30

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Computer User Support Specialists	14,390	$60,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410

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

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