Private nonprofit · Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Messiah University: cost, debt and earnings by major
26 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $25,955
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 78%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,259
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $24,250
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $17,980 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $18,614 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $19,156 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,356 |
| $110,000+ | $32,612 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
- Marketing$51,238 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (17)
- Engineering, General$84,927
- Accounting and Related Services$81,907
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,824
- Computer Science$74,941
- Marketing$67,900
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,222
- Finance and Financial Management Services$63,871 (1 yr)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$56,005
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$54,256
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$54,115
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,052
- Social Work$52,511
- Communication and Media Studies$47,091 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$46,813
- Psychology, General$45,982
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$45,522
- Fine and Studio Arts$41,649
Master's programs (6)
- Music$77,342
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,370 (1 yr)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$70,482 (1 yr)
- Education, General$60,976
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$55,966
- Educational Administration and Supervision$55,524 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$78,498 (1 yr)