About 23.2 percent of the 825 degrees and certificates handed out by Messiah College in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Mechanicsburg conferred 100 bachelor’s degrees and 67 master’s degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in general engineering. Data shows the school gave out 72 bachelor’s degrees in general engineering, followed by 60 master’s degrees in “other” health professions and related clinical sciences and 38 bachelor’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.
The college enrolled 3,375 students for 2017-18, including 2,734 in undergraduate programs and 641 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | – | 60 | 14 | 74 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 38 | – | – | 38 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 33 | – | – | 33 | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 13 | – | 10 | 23 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 16 | – | – | 16 | |
| Nursing Education | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | – | – | – | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | – | – | – | – | |
| Nursing Practice | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 100 | 67 | 24 | 191 | 23.2 |
| Education, General | – | 22 | 6 | 28 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 20 | – | 2 | 22 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 19 | – | 19 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| French Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Physics Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| German Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 66 | 41 | 8 | 115 | 13.9 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 37 | 10 | 1 | 48 | |
| Accounting | 27 | – | – | 27 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 19 | – | – | 19 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Organizational Leadership | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Finance, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Actuarial Science | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 91 | 16 | 1 | 108 | 13.1 |
| Engineering, General | 72 | – | – | 72 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | – | – | – | – | |
| Mechanical Engineering | – | – | – | – | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | – | – | – | – | |
| Civil Engineering, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering total | 72 | – | – | 72 | 8.7 |
| Music Performance, General | 3 | 23 | – | 26 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 11 | – | – | 11 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Music, Other | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Musical Theatre | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Music, General | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Dance, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Music Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Graphic Design | – | – | – | – | |
| Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 39 | 23 | – | 62 | 7.5 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 17 | – | – | 17 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 11 | – | – | 11 | |
| Journalism | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 45 | – | – | 45 | 5.4 |
| Family and Community Services | 29 | – | – | 29 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 29 | – | – | 29 | 3.5 |
| Psychology, General | 26 | – | – | 26 | |
| Psychology total | 26 | – | – | 26 | 3.2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 20 | – | – | 20 | |
| Biochemistry | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Molecular Biology | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 25 | – | – | 25 | 3 |
| Social Work | 22 | – | – | 22 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 22 | – | – | 22 | 2.7 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 11 | – | – | 11 | |
| Economics, General | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Sociology | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Development Economics and International Development | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Social Sciences total | 22 | – | – | 22 | 2.7 |
| Computer Science | 18 | – | – | 18 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | – | – | – | – | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 18 | – | – | 18 | 2.2 |
| Biopsychology | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Sustainability Studies | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 12 | – | – | 12 | 1.4 |
| Religious Education | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Theology and Religious Vocations total | 12 | – | – | 12 | 1.4 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 11 | – | – | 11 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 11 | – | – | 11 | 1.3 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 11 | – | – | 11 | 1.3 |
| History, General | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| History total | 8 | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| German Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 7 | – | – | 7 | 0.8 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 7 | – | – | 7 | 0.8 |
| Physics, General | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Chemistry, General | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 6 | – | – | 6 | 0.7 |
| Communications Technology/Technician | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 5 | – | – | 5 | 0.6 |
| Mathematics, General | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 4 | – | – | 4 | 0.5 |
| Philosophy | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 4 | – | – | 4 | 0.5 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 3 | – | – | 3 | 0.4 |
| Ethnic Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | – | – | – |
