Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver

If you are interested in studying social work, 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.

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

MSU Denver Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

MSU Denver Social Work Rankings

The social work major at MSU Denver is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MSU Denver Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from MSU Denver, 62% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	139
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work 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
Social Work	291

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,700	$51,060
Healthcare Social Workers	3,130	$52,150
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,250	$60,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,780	$46,980
Social and Community Service Managers	1,530	$84,360

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.