You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in missionary studies. It is ranked #244 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Missionary Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 161 degrees in missionary studies to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Missionary Studies Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of missionary studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Moody Bible Institute is a great option for students interested in 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.
Students who receive their degree from the missionary studies program earn about $26,236 for their early career.
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).
