by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,220 people earned their degree in missionary studies, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, missionary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,058 and had an average of $17,016 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 155 missionary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,988 and $7,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 missionary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in missionary studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their missionary studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Allegheny Wesleyan College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Allegheny Wesleyan College is a small school located in Salem, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mishawaka, Indiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a small school located in Lincoln, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Missionary Studies at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 10 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grace College and Theological Seminary is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full Grace College and Theological Seminary Missionary Studies Report
Huntington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Huntington, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MVNU is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Mount Vernon Nazarene University Missionary Studies Report
Cornerstone University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Cedarville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cedarville is located in Cedarville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Cedarville University
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Missionary Studies Report
Great Lakes Christian College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Great Lakes Christian College is a small school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Great Lakes Christian College Missionary Studies Report
Union Bible College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Union Bible College is a small school located in Westfield, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio Christian University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Circleville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #11, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Watertown, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Maranatha Baptist University
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s missionary studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Concordia University, Chicago
With a ranking of #11, Gods Bible School and College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gods Bible School and College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Gods Bible School and College
With a ranking of #11, Kuyper College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kuyper is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Judson University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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