Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Messiah University

Every higher education/higher education administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the higher education/higher education administration program at Messiah University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Messiah Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Messiah Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Messiah

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at Messiah University.

Messiah Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from Messiah in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from Messiah, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Messiah University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education administration 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
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,750	$112,890
Education Administrators	940	$80,560

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Badagnani under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.