Graduate Programs at Messiah University

Graduate School Overview

Messiah University (referred to as Messiah) is a Private, 4 years school located in Mechanicsburg, PA. Messiah University is a historically black school. Messiah University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1963 - Current).

Messiah Directory Information
School Name	Messiah University (Messiah)
Address	One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone	717-766-2511
Web	https://www.messiah.edu
Online Application	https://www.messiah.edu/applynow
Financial Info	https://www.messiah.edu/info/21085/financial_aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Messiah University is $13,230 in average. The school has 736 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,231 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 133 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 22 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,230
Student Population	736
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	133 graduate programs (22 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Messiah University is $13,230 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $735.

Messiah University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Messiah University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	22 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Messiah University is $13,230. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.38% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,880	$180
2019-2020	$12,420	-
2020-2021	$12,780	-
2021-2022	$13,050	-
2022-2023	$13,230	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Messiah is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $28,210 (public) / $20,439 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Messiah University	$13,230
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,201	$22,268
Public	$20,661	$28,210
Private	$20,439

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,320 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Messiah University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.83% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,320. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.15% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,520	$2,320	$10,520	$3,380
2019-2020	$10,580	$2,400	$10,580	$3,800
2020-2021	$10,900	$2,350	$10,900	$3,460
2021-2022	$11,220	$2,370	$11,220	$3,490
2022-2023	$11,560	$2,550	$11,560	$3,760

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $735 at Messiah University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.38% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$660
2019-2020	$690
2020-2021	$710
2021-2022	$725
2022-2023	$735

Graduate Programs at Messiah

Messiah University offers 45 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 302 students have completed their study at Messiah University.

Offered Degrees at Messiah University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	12	7	208
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	44
Post Bachelor's Degree	27	8	30
Post Master's Degree	4	3	20
Total	45	18	302

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Messiah University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) program with 16 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) program with 70 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 36 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Messiah University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	16	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	8	-
Education	✔	4	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✔	4	-
Music Performance	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Messiah University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	70	$37,800
Music Performance	✕	36	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	28	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	17	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Messiah University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	36	-
Nursing Practice	✕	8	-

Messiah University offers 45 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 302 students have completed their graduate studies.

208 students have earned/completed Master's program.
44 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
30 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
20 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	33 completers	-
Education	✕	16	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	17	-
Music Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	36	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	110 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	1	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	0	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	28	-
Nursing Practice	✔	11	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	70	$37,800
Business [+]	✔	22 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	3	-
	Total	208

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	36	-
Nursing Practice	✕	8	-
	Total	44

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	20 completers	-
Education	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	0	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	✔	0	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	2	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	0	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	8 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	8	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	1	-
Digital Marketing	✔	0	-
	Total	30

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	16 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	16	-
	Total	20

Graduate Student Population at Messiah

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 781 students enrolled into Messiah University graduate schools where it has total 3,231 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 284 full-time and 497 part-time graduate students. By gender, 223 male and 558 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	781	223	558
Full-time	284	65	219
Part-tme	497	158	339

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 613 White (78.49%), 56 Black/African American (7.17%), 38 Hispanic (4.87%), 32 Asian (4.10%), and 42 students with other races. 14 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	781	223	558
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	32	11	21
Black/African American	56	22	34
Hispanic	38	12	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	613	165	448
Two More	21	6	15
Un-Known	6	0	6
Non-resident Alien	14	6	8

Messiah University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 493 graduate students (63.12% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 73 graduate students (9.35% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	781
Enrolled Online Exclusively	493
Enrolled Some Online Courses	73
Not in Online Courses	215

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Messiah University. 218 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.91% of total students), 48 students are aged above 50 (6.15%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Messiah University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	781	223	558
Age 20-21	10	2	8
Age 22-24	208	50	158
Age 25-29	250	85	165
Age 30-34	102	29	73
Age 35-39	61	25	36
Age 40-49	102	20	82
Age 50-64	47	11	36
Over 64	1	1	0

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