Career Services

Career Opportunities by College Major

There are numerous tools available to hone your skills and make you a more desirable hire in your chosen career field. But what if you don't even know what career field you see yourself in? This video walks us through the exploration process to find out how to pick the career that's right for you!

Wondering about career options for your major? Every major at MSU Denver has more career options that you might think! Contact the Office of Career Services for an appointment with a career counselor to discuss your career path. Our phone number is 303-615-1133.

Click on any of the following majors to explore that field. Programs marked with an asterisk (*) do not require the completion of a minor.

Learn more about careers on Candid Careers - videos about occupations, job search and employers

College of Business

• Accounting*
• Computer Information Systems*
• Economics
• Finance*
• Management*
• Marketing
• Minors in: Accounting; Computer Information Systems; Economics; Finance; General Business; International Business; Management; Marketing; and Real Estate

College of Education

Teacher Education Program

• Teacher Licensing*
• Early Childhood, Elementary, Special Education, K-12 & Secondary Education
• Minors in: Bilingual/Bicultural Education; Early Childhood Education; Parent Education; Reading; and Special Education/Gifted Education

College of Professional Studies

• Aviation and Aerospace
• Criminal Justice and Criminology
• Engineering Technology:
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Health Care Management
• Hospitality, Tourism, and Events*
• Human Nutrition*
• Human Performance and Sport
  • Athletic Training
• Department of Human Services & Counseling*
• Industrial Design*
• Integrative Healthcare*
• Journalism 
• Nursing*
• Recreation Professions
• Technical Communication
• Minors in: Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics; Aviation Management; Criminal Justice and Criminology; Electrical Engineering Technology; Gerontology; Health Care Management; Hospitality, Tourism, and Events (Beverage, Events, Hotel, Restaurant, or Tourism Management); Human Performance and Sport; Human Services; Industrial Design; Integrative Therapeutic Practices; Mechanical Engineering Technology; Network Communications; Nonprofit Studies; Nutrition; Pre-Healthcare; Private Pilot; Recreation Services; Technical Communication

College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

Humanities Program

• Art*
• English
• Modern Languages*
  • Spanish*
• Music Education*
• Music*
• Philosophy
• Speech Communication
• Theatre
• Minors in: Art; English; French; German; Journalism; Language and Linguistics; Music; Philosophy; Writing; Public Relations; Spanish; and Speech Communication

Science and Mathematics Program

• Biology
• Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
• Computer Science
• Environmental Science*
• Land Use
• Mathematics
• Meteorology
• Physics
• Minors in: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Criminalistics; Geography; Geology; Mathematics; Meteorology; Physics; and Theoretical Physics

Social Sciences Program

• Africana Studies
• Anthropology
• Behavioral Science
• Chicano Studies
• History
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Social Work*
• Sociology
• Minors in: African American Studies; Anthropology; Chicano Studies; History; Interdisciplinary Legal Studies; Native American Studies; Political Science; Psychology; Public Administration; Sociology; Urban Studies; and Women's Studies