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Messiah University Bachelor’s in Accounting

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$55,512 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Messiah University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Messiah Bachelor’s in Accounting

#230 in the U.S
#16 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Messiah was ranked #230 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for accounting majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #16 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Messiah.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools190
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates200
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans205
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans225
Best Accounting Schools230
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates349
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)437
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)507
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)515
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)541
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting619
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)648
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting666
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting688
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)703
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)860
Most Popular Colleges for Accounting870
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)968
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)978
Most Focused Colleges for Accounting986
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)993
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)1,061
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)1,184
Best Value Colleges for Accounting1,201

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Accounting from Messiah Cost?

$37,180 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Messiah Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Messiah was $1,515 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$36,340$36,340
Fees$840$840
Books and Supplies$1,240$1,240
On Campus Room and Board$10,900$10,900
On Campus Other Expenses$2,350$2,350

Learn more about Messiah tuition and fees.

Messiah Accounting Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Messiah in Accounting walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,527.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Accounting From Messiah?

$55,512 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Messiah is $55,512 per year. That is 24% higher than the national average of $44,879.

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Does Messiah Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Accounting?

Online degrees for the Messiah accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Messiah Online Learning page.

Messiah Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Accounting

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
58.8% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 17 bachelor’s degrees in accounting handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 58.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Messiah in accounting at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White16
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

Bachelor’s in Accounting Focus Areas at Messiah

Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Accounting17

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management27
Finance & Financial Management6
International Business9
Marketing14

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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.

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