Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

Of 26 assessed programs, 24 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 72 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$19,393
$30k to $48k	$20,317
$48k to $75k	$20,916
$75k to $110k	$23,574
$110k and up	$31,847
All families (average)	$26,502

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

26 of 98 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$55,966	+$19,468	clears the bar	$49,107	2.5 yrs	70
Music	Master's Degree	$77,342	+$40,844	clears the bar	$21,472	0.5 yrs	36
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,824	+$41,326	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	36
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,222	+$29,724	clears the bar	$23,073	0.8 yrs	34
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,256	+$17,758	clears the bar	$23,013	1.3 yrs	31
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,115	+$17,617	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	28
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$73,524 1-year earnings	+$37,026	clears the bar	$67,716	1.8 yrs	28
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,813	+$10,315	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	27
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,982	+$9,484	clears the bar	$25,500	2.7 yrs	27
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$73,150 1-year earnings	+$36,652	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,052	+$16,554	clears the bar	$27,000	1.6 yrs	20
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,649	+$5,151	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$42,754 1-year earnings	+$6,256	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,511	+$16,013	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	17
Education	Master's Degree	$60,976	+$24,478	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$84,927	+$48,429	clears the bar	$24,750	0.5 yrs	16
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$65,838	+$29,340	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$81,907	+$45,409	clears the bar	$23,125	0.5 yrs	14
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,941	+$38,443	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,900	+$31,402	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,021 1-year earnings	+$8,523	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Bachelor's Degree	$22,621 1-year earnings	-$13,877	falls short	$25,250	insufficient data	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,362 1-year earnings	+$12,864	clears the bar	$26,500	2.1 yrs	9
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,522	+$9,024	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$56,005	+$19,507	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	7
Religious Education	Bachelor's Degree	$28,885 1-year earnings	-$7,613	falls short	$26,000	insufficient data	6
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$27,000	insufficient data	22
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biopsychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,247	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,498/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.