2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology in Tennessee

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In 2020-2021, 1,220 people earned their degree in missions/missionary studies and missiology, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 35 missions/missionary studies and missiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 missions/missionary studies and missiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in missions/missionary studies and missiology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in missions/missionary studies and missiology.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree missions/missionary studies and missiology students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology in Tennessee

1

Johnson University
Knoxville, Tennessee

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 13 masters’s missions/missionary studies and missiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Johnson University Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Report

2

Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

#7 overall quality in Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Major in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology at Southern Adventist University

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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.