Missionary Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #244 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Missionary Studies Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,282 degrees in missionary studies annually.
Your choice of missionary studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for missionary studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Missionary Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Missionary Studies in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the missionary studies degree levels they offer.
Moody Bible Institute is a great option for students pursuing a degree in missionary studies. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
There were roughly 69 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the missionary studies program state that they receive average early career wages of $26,236.
Any student pursuing a degree in missionary studies has to take a look at Columbia International University. Located in the city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CIU is a great university overall.
There were about 54 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at CIU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in missionary studies needs to take a look at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
There were approximately 29 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at MBTS in the most recent data year. Missionary Studies degree recipients from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary earn a boost of approximately $9,533 above the typical income of missionary studies majors.
Johnson University is a great option for students interested in a degree in missionary studies. Located in the rural area of Knoxville, Johnson University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 30 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at Johnson University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, missionary studies degree recipients generally make about $28,103 at the beginning of their careers.
SEU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland. This university ranks 28th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
Missionary Studies degree recipients from Southeastern University get an earnings boost of about $3,158 above the average income of missionary studies majors.
Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wheaton. A Best Colleges rank of #407 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.
There were about 56 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent year we have data available.
Palm Beach Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Palm Beach. This university ranks 59th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 11 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at Palm Beach Atlantic in the most recent year we have data available.
CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lakewood. This university ranks 20th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 7 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at CCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Bloomington, BGU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were roughly 137 missionary studies students who graduated with this degree at BGU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the missionary studies program state that they receive average early career earnings of $16,871.
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).
Your choice of missionary studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for missionary studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
