Messiah University Business Programs
Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Mechanicsburg makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.
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Messiah University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Messiah.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#104 | Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#142 | Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Messiah has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#32 | Best Value Colleges for Organizational Leadership | College Factual |
#64 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management | College Factual |
#66 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#73 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Messiah University?
Contact details for Messiah are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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 |
How Do I Get Into Messiah?
You can apply to Messiah online at: www.messiah.edu/applynow
Admission Requirements for Messiah
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Messiah?
Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.
Average Test Scores
About 92% of students accepted to Messiah submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 650.
Can I Afford Messiah University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Messiah, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $10,409 a year. That adds up to $41,636 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Messiah is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Messiah University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 756 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,424 full-time undergraduates at Messiah, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Messiah University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 68 |
Black or African American | 82 |
Hispanic or Latino | 141 |
White | 1,963 |
International Students | 78 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 92 |
Geographic Diversity
Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Messiah University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 32 countries are represented at Messiah. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.
Online Learning at Messiah University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Messiah has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 39th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Messiah
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Messiah University was 3.0%. This is the #1,429 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Messiah regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Messiah ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Messiah.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Digital Marketing | #1 | |
Marketing | #234 | |
Organizational Leadership | #280 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Messiah University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Bachelor’s | Graduate Certificate | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 0 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 44 |
Accounting | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Digital Marketing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Finance | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Organizational Leadership | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
General Economics | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Actuarial Science | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Business Management & Marketing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Development Economics & International Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 13 | 96 | 4 | 17 | 130 |
References
*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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Badagnani under License
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