Health Professions at Messiah University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Messiah University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year. Of the 654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Messiah University in 2021, 97 of them were health professions majors.

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

Messiah Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Messiah

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Messiah does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Messiah Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions 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 health professions major at Messiah is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	190
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	414
	485
	520
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,083
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,093
	1,151

In 2021, 123 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Messiah. This makes it the #283 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #618 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Messiah Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Messiah awarded 123 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Messiah, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	106
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Messiah also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Messiah University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health Professions	84
Health Sciences & Services	49
Nursing	47
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	46
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	15
Allied Health Professions	7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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.