2024 Best Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #313 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 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 master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 19 master's degrees in missions/missionary studies & missiology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on missions/missionary studies & missiology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of missions/missionary studies & missiology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized missions/missionary studies & missiology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for missions/missionary studies & missiology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Schools

The missions/missionary studies and missiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology

1

Wheaton College Illinois
Wheaton, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Wheaton College Illinois is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in missions/missionary studies & missiology from Wheaton College Illinois

2

Trinity International University - Illinois
Deerfield, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Trinity International University - Illinois is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in missions/missionary studies & missiology. Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in missions/missionary studies & missiology from Trinity International University - 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
Illinois	553	18
Indiana	375	0
Wisconsin	317	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology

Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology is one of 2 different types of Missionary Studies programs to choose from.

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.