Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University of Denver is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

MSU Denver Social Work Rankings

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 Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 social work majors earned their master's degree from MSU Denver. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from MSU Denver, 65% 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	8
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	121
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

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.