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Design & Applied Arts at Messiah University

Design & Applied Arts at Messiah University

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

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Messiah Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Messiah Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at Messiah is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied Arts. 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.

Design Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design 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 design.

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design 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
Graphic Design 2

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Photographers 1,740 $34,790
Interior Designers 1,510 $57,730

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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