General Engineering at Messiah University

Every general engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Messiah University stacks up to those at other schools.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,370. In 2021, 55 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Messiah.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Messiah General Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Messiah General Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Messiah performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Messiah is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular General Engineering Schools	45
	165

Earnings of Messiah Engineering Graduates

The median salary of engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Messiah is $57,515. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,282 for all engineering students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Messiah

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Messiah University.

Messiah General Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Messiah. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Messiah are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Messiah University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Messiah also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Badagnani under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.