Health Professions at Metropolitan State University of Denver

If you plan to study health professions, 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 approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 238 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from MSU Denver.

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

MSU Denver Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

MSU Denver Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions 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 health professions major at MSU Denver is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	463
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	520
Best Value Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	794
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	861
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	1,080

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in health professions from MSU Denver. This makes it the #791 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 238 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Denver, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at MSU Denver are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	135
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

MSU Denver Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 27 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Denver, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. MSU Denver does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Metropolitan State University of Denver. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	118
Health & Medical Administrative Services	86
Alternative Medicine & Systems	28
Communication Sciences	19
Allied Health Professions	11
Other Health Professions	2
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Personal Care Aides	27,310	$26,410
Nursing Assistants	21,070	$32,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600

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.