Messiah University (Messiah) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Mechanicsburg, PA.
It offers 46 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 26 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,590.
A total of 736 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,231 students at Messiah. Messiah offers online graduate programs and 432 out of 736 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Messiah's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,590. It offers forty-six (46) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Messiah University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA |
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| Graduate School Students | 781 students
432 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $13,590 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 46 Graduate Programs
13 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 30 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Messiah University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Messiah University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,590 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $755.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $13,590 |
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| Cost per Credit | $755 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,460 |
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| Room & Board | $11,910 (On-Campus) / $11,910 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,760 (On-Campus) / $4,080 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,720 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,040 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $12,420 | $12,780 | $13,050 | $13,230 | $13,590 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Messiah University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 46 major areas - 13 Master's (7 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 26 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 213 students have been conferred Master's degree and 42 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 213 | 42 | 24 | 16 |
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| Men | 68 | 19 | 3 | 8 |
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| Women | 145 | 23 | 21 | 8 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Messiah graduate schools have a total of 781 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 223 male and 558 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 284 full-time and 497 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 432 students enrolled through online exclusively and 70 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 613 White, 56 Black, and 32 Asian students are attending at Messiah University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
8 grad students are younger than 22 and 136 students are older than 65. It has 422 students aged between 22 and 30 and 170 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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| Men | 223 |
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| Women | 558 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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| Full-time Students | 284 |
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| Part-time Students | 497 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 32 |
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| Black | 56 |
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| Hispanic | 38 |
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| White | 613 |
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| Two or more races | 21 |
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| Un-Known | 6 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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| 21 & Under | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 200 |
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| 25-29 | 222 |
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| 30-34 | 95 |
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| 35-39 | 75 |
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| 40 & Over | 136 |
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Online Population
At Messiah University graduate schools, 432 students enrolled online exclusively and 70 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 736 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 432 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 70 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 234 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 432 |
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| Pennsylvania Resident | 277 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 147 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 8 |
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