Messiah University

Messiah University graduated 9 social work students in the most recent reporting year, placing it #443 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges. Small programs like this one tend to compete on individual attention and placement relationships rather than breadth.

67.8% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. First-time entrants complete at 75.3% against 59.2% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $29,408 a year after grants and scholarships — $4,688 above the $24,721 median across the 35 BSW colleges in Pennsylvania. 22.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.