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Social Work at Messiah University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Messiah University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

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, 12 of them were social work majors.

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

Messiah Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Messiah Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Messiah compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Messiah is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 Popular Social Work Schools 560

Social Work Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Social Work Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Messiah. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Messiah since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Social and Community Service Managers 8,300 $65,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers 7,860 $38,440
Healthcare Social Workers 7,560 $53,770
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 4,150 $55,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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