2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Missionary Studies is the 244th most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 294 missionary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a degree in missionary studies. That schools that top this list have a program in missionary studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree missionary studies students.
Top 44 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Missionary Studies
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fuller Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major. Fuller Theological Seminary is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Fuller Theological Seminary Missionary Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Asbury Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmore, Kentucky. It awarded 34 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Asbury Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s missionary studies degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Columbia International University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s missionary studies degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany Global University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s missionary studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Bethany Global University
Western Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #6. Western Seminary-San Jose is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Western Seminary-San Jose Missionary Studies Report
Johnson University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Johnson University is a small school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 13 masters’s missionary studies 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%. 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.
Full Johnson University Missionary Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina that handed out 20 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Missionary Studies at SEBTS
Dallas Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. Dallas Theological Seminary is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full DTS Dallas Missionary Studies Report
Nazarene Theological Seminary came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Nazarene Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Nazarene Theological Seminary
Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s missionary studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Missionary Studies at TIU Illinois
Universidad Teologica del Caribe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Trujillo Alto, , this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Missionary Studies at UTC
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Missionary Studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Wheaton College Illinois ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 12 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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.
Full Wheaton College Illinois Missionary Studies Report
Dallas Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Dallas Baptist University Missionary Studies Report
Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary Missionary Studies Report
Evangel University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Evangel University
Maranatha Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Watertown, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full MBU Missionary Studies Report
Bob Jones University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Bob Jones University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #20. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Missionary Studies Report
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian University Missionary Studies Report
Oral Roberts University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. ORU is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at ORU
Campbellsville University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Campbellsville University
Biola University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Biola is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Biola
Southern California Seminary ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Southern California Seminary is located in El Cajon, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
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.
Full Southern California Seminary Missionary Studies Report
America Evangelical University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s missionary studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Missionary Studies at America Evangelical University
Moody Bible Institute ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Moody Bible Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 69 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School
Colorado Christian University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 0 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at CCU
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Loyola Chicago
With a ranking of #24, Lancaster Bible College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lancaster Bible College Missionary Studies Report
Lincoln Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #24. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
Fresno Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #24. Fresno Pacific University is a small school located in Fresno, California that handed out 0 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Missionary Studies at Fresno Pacific University
Hope International University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Located in Fullerton, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about Missionary Studies at Hope
With a ranking of #24, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 0 masters’s missionary studies 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%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Missionary Studies Report
Huntington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #24. Huntington, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s missionary studies degrees to 2 students 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%.
Full Huntington Missionary Studies Report
Baptist Bible College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Baptist Bible College Missionary Studies Report
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking, coming in at #24. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
With a ranking of #24, Trinity Bible College and Graduate School did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. This small school is located in Ellendale, North Dakota, and it awarded 7 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Trinity Missionary Studies Report
Southern Adventist University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 masters’s missionary studies 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%.
Full Southern Adventist Missionary Studies Report
With a ranking of #24, Crown College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Crown is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Crown
Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. This small school is located in Winona Lake, Indiana, and it awarded 21 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Missionary Studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary
With a ranking of #24, North Greenville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Greenville University Missionary Studies Report
With a ranking of #24, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s missionary studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Baptist University Missionary Studies Report
Regent University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Missionary Studies Major ranking. Regent University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 0 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Regent Missionary Studies Report
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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
- *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.
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