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Rehabilitation Professions at Messiah University

If you plan to study Rehabilitation Professions, consider the program at Messiah University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Messiah University is in Mechanicsburg, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 62 rehabilitation professions degrees were awarded at Messiah University.

Online Class Availability at Messiah University

Online coursework is an option at Messiah University. Of 3,373 students, 721 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 653 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Rehabilitation Professions Rankings at Messiah University

Rankings can help you compare Messiah University’s Rehabilitation Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#4 of 29
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#7 of 79
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#14 of 29
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#36 of 394
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#45 of 76
Best Value	Nationwide	#286 of 370

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Rehabilitation Professions graduates at Messiah University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Rehabilitation Professions graduates at Messiah University are 79% women (49) and 21% men (13).

Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Program at Messiah University

Among the 36 master’s rehabilitation professions graduates at Messiah University, 92% were women (33) and 8% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Rehabilitation Professions master’s degree recipients at Messiah University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	31
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 14% of Rehabilitation Professions master’s degree recipients at Messiah University, below the national average of 28%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Rehabilitation Professions Concentrations at Messiah University

The Rehabilitation Professions program at Messiah University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Occupational Therapy	36
Physical Therapy	26

Highest-Paying Careers for Rehabilitation Professions Graduates

Students who finish Rehabilitation Professions program at Messiah University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Rehabilitation Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Recreational Therapists	$150,116
Exercise Physiologists	$144,072
Physical Therapists	$144,047
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$124,839
Therapists, All Other	$121,750
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.