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2026 Highest Paid Missionary Studies Grads in the The Plains States Region

[Missionary Studies](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/missionary-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a missionary studies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where missionary studies graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Missionary Studies Grads in the The Plains States Region

2026 Highest Paid Missionary Studies Grads in the The Plains States Region

If you want to know which schools send missionary studies graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Missionary Studies Graduates

1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO

$39,368 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in missionary studies, no school beat Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary this year. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City. After graduating, missionary studies degree recipients from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary typically earn about $39,368 annually.

2

Bethany Global University
Bloomington, MN

$23,272 Average Early-Career Salary

Bethany Global University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying missionary studies schools. Bethany Global University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington. Missionary Studies graduates of Bethany Global University earn a median of about $23,272 a year early in their careers.

3

Ozark Christian College
Joplin, MO

$21,498 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Ozark Christian College earned it the #3 place for missionary studies. Ozark Christian College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Joplin. Students who complete the missionary studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $21,498.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries missionary studies graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.