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Messiah University Graduate School Report

756 Graduate Students
$13,050 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
72.5% Took Classes Online
Want the scoop on Messiah University Graduate School? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what degree programs Messiah offers, if the school is ranked, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.

Messiah University Graduate School Rankings

#205 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#447 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.

Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Messiah University landed the #205 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.

For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania, Messiah came in at #13.

 

Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Messiah took the #447 spot on the list.

In addition, Messiah took the #31 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

 

Messiah University Graduate Student Diversity

756 Graduate Students
70.8% Women
19.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the last year in which we have data, 756 graduate students decided that Messiah University was the best place for them. Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students. Here is what we found.

Messiah Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

The total graduate student population at Messiah is made up of 70.8% women and 29.2% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.

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Messiah Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

About 19.2% of the graduate students who attend Messiah are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Messiah is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 1.7% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.

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Messiah Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$13,050 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
At Messiah University, part-time graduate students pay $725 per credit hour, whether they are from in-state or out-of-state.

The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$13,050$13,050

Average Salary of Messiah Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$46,617 Avg Salary (Master's)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

Master's degree recipients from Messiah earn an average salary of $46,617 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 20% lower than the national average of $58,425.

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Location of Messiah University Graduate School

Pennsylvania State
Suburb Campus Setting
Private Public/Private
Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution. Messiah is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Get more details about the location of Messiah University.

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Contact details for Messiah are given below.

Contact Details
Address:One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone:717-766-2511
Website:www.messiah.edu/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MessiahCollege
Twitter:https://twitter.com/messiahcollege

Online Learning for Messiah Grad Students

72.5% Took At Least One Online Class
63.1% Took All Classes Online

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72.5% of the graduate students at Messiah took at least one online course. Roughly 63.1% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.

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Messiah University Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Allied Health Professions34
Business Administration & Management17
Educational Administration11
General Education19
Health & Physical Education6
Nursing7
Other Health Professions70
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions46

Messiah University Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Nursing3

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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