Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at Messiah University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 2 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~2
- Schools with reported signal
- 103
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 79%
- Graduation rate
- 75%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $26,502/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $106,008
- Median debt
- $25,621
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,064/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 103 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,081 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,195 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 92% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,702 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.7% reported share · $7,000 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 0.8% reported share · $9,320 net A+ CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY · 2.2% reported share · $5,606 net A+ California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · 0.9% reported share · $9,338 net A+ 
Sierra College Rocklin, CA · 0.3% reported share · $7,245 net A Butler County Community College Butler, PA · 3.1% reported share · $6,233 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at Messiah University, which is bigger than 9% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 2 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Messiah University's average net price is $26,502 per year, about $106,008 over four years. That is $10,081 above the $16,421 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,064 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,195 above the $52,869 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Messiah University #95 of 103 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.