Accounting at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year. 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

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

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 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
	110
	140
	196
	296
	307
	435
	587
	763
	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.

Earnings of MSU Denver Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $48,409. This is 5% higher than $46,292, which is the national average 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

Of the 136 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from MSU Denver in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were 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

Of the 39 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 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.

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Metropolitan State University of Denver. 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
Accounting	175

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.