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Health Sciences & Services at Messiah University

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what Messiah University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 49 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from Messiah.

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

Messiah Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Messiah Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Messiah is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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 Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 101
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools 140
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools 196
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 249
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools 255
293
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools 517
561

Earnings of Messiah Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Messiah is $22,969. This is less than $31,369, which is the national average of all health science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Health Science Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health science from Messiah in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Messiah since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science 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 science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 49

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers 2,000 $41,550

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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