Aviation degree · Denver, CO
What an aviation degree at Metropolitan State University of Denver costs
A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.
PilotBound all-in estimate
$170K
In-state, all-in
$237K
Out-of-state, all-in
Tuition + room & board (4years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.
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- Tuition (in-state)
- $51,744
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $118,800
- Room & board(estimated)
- $53,200
- Flight training (whole program)
- $65,000
- All-in (in-state)
- $169,944
Resident base tuition $431.20/credit hour x 30 credits/yr; mandatory fees are billed on top.
Non-resident tuition $990.00/credit hour x 30 credits/yr.
MSU Denver is a primarily commuter, urban campus and does not publish a single combined room & board figure on its bursar pages.
Partial: school does not price every rating, so the full sequence costs more.
MSU Denver publishes only a range, $55,000-$75,000, for flight training 'in addition to tuition and fees,' with no per-rating breakdown. Flight is completed at partner schools (not in-house). $65,000 is the midpoint of MSU's own published range; which ratings it covers is not itemized, so plan for the instructor ratings on top.
See how this stacks up against Part 61, Part 141, an academy, and a 2-year degree.
Compare the pathsFigures are Metropolitan State University of Denver's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Metropolitan State University of Denver. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: msudenver.edu·msudenver.edu