2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Missionary Studies in California

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in missionary studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #117 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Missionary Studies in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 doctor's degrees in missionary studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Missionary Studies Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for missionary studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Missionary Studies in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in missionary studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Missionary Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Fuller Theological Seminary
Pasadena, CA

50 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in missionary studies needs to check out Fuller Theological Seminary. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in missionary studies in California. More information about a doctorate in missionary studies from Fuller Theological Seminary

2

Biola University
La Mirada, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Biola University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in missionary studies. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in missionary studies in California. More information about a doctorate in missionary studies from Biola University

Best Missionary Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Missionary Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	102	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Missionary Studies

Missionary Studies is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Missionary Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology	51

Most Popular Majors Related to Missionary Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	116
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	63
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	25
Religious Education	13
Sacred Music	2

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.