2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology is the 448th most popular major in the country with 1,277 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 183 missions/missionary studies & missiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 missions/missionary studies & missiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology. That schools that top this list have a program in missions/missionary studies & missiology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree missions/missionary studies and missiology students.

Top 5 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology in the Great Lakes Region

1

Allegheny Wesleyan College
Salem, Ohio

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Allegheny Wesleyan College landed the #1 spot on the list. Allegheny Wesleyan College is located in Salem, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s missions/missionary studies and missiology degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology at Allegheny Wesleyan College

2

Valor Christian College
Canal Winchester, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valor Christian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Valor Christian College is a small school located in Canal Winchester, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s missions/missionary studies and missiology degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology at Valor Christian College

3

Gods Bible School and College
Cincinnati, Ohio

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gods Bible School and College landed the #3 spot on the list. Gods Bible School and College is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s missions/missionary studies and missiology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology at Gods Bible School and College

4

Great Lakes Christian College
Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Lakes Christian College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Great Lakes Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lansing, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology at Great Lakes Christian College

4

Union Bible College
Westfield, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union Bible College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Westfield, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s missions/missionary studies and missiology students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Union Bible College Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Report

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.