Denver, CO (population: 609,651) has three christian schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Colorado Christian University, the highest ranked school in this group with a christian program, has a total student population of 2,511. It is the 2744th highest ranked school in the USA and the 29th highest in the state of Colorado (#1 is Colorado College).
Christian students from Denver schools who go on to become pastors, ministers, priests, christian faith workers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,140 people working as religious workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $33,160. Also, Community and social services employees make on average $42,750 per year and there are about 1,891,320 of them employed in the US today.
Denver lies in Denver county, which is one of the 55 counties in Colorado. Overall, the Denver-Aurora area has 1,218,790 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $23/hr average worker wage, and a $48,560 average annual salary.
Of the 3 christian schools with a 100-mile radius of Denver, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Colorado Christian University comes out as the most expensive ($22,927/yr) for christian students, with Nazarene Bible College as the lowest, reported at only $11,863/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Denver |
| Commerce City | CO | 46,807 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.9 miles |
| Aurora | CO | 334,924 | 11 | 27.59 | 204 | 8.5 miles |
| Thornton | CO | 120,487 | 4 | 21.9949 | 44 | 9.6 miles |
| Greenwood Village | CO | - | 2 | 15.5036 | 87 | 11.4 miles |
| Westminster | CO | 109,334 | 7 | 21.6728 | 184 | 12.2 miles |
| Lakewood | CO | 142,294 | 13 | 20.2254 | 326 | 13.7 miles |
| Highlands Ranch | CO | 129,817 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.1 miles |
| Lone Tree | CO | - | 1 | 9.20591 | 39 | 16.2 miles |
| Parker | CO | 47,600 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.9 miles |
| Castle Rock | CO | 49,815 | 0 | - | 0 | 27.0 miles |
| Boulder | CO | 95,721 | 5 | 25.2105 | 131 | 27.0 miles |
| Longmont | CO | 88,962 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.5 miles |
| Greeley | CO | 94,780 | 4 | 31.0251 | 125 | 45.5 miles |
| Loveland | CO | 68,614 | 0 | - | 0 | 46.2 miles |
| Fort Collins | CO | 141,921 | 5 | 27.6422 | 154 | 55.7 miles |
| Colorado Springs | CO | 388,306 | 17 | 23.417 | 343 | 63.2 miles |
| Cheyenne | WY | 58,067 | 4 | 11.724 | 116 | 95.5 miles |