2025 Best Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #448 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for missions/missionary studies & missiology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 183 degrees in missions/missionary studies & missiology to qualified students.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of missions/missionary studies and missiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology

1

Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Moody Bible Institute if you want to pursue a degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.More information about a degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology from Moody Bible Institute

2

Wheaton College Illinois
Wheaton, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Degrees Awarded

78.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology has to look into Wheaton College Illinois. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wheaton.More information about a degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology from Wheaton College Illinois

Best Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Colleges by State

Explore the best missions/missionary studies & missiology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	11
Michigan	915	2
Illinois	870	102
Indiana	737	29
Wisconsin	672	1

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Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Missionary Studies area of study, Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.