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2023 Most Popular Missionary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Missionary Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Missionary Studies is the #247 most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Missionary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Missionary Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Missionary Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Catholic Theological Union at Chicago the most popular school in the United States for missionary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Catholic Theological Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the missionary studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fuller Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular missionary studies schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in missionary studies at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 3 students majoring in missionary studies at NOBTS, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johnson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular missionary studies schools in the United States. Johnson University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

About 67% of the students majoring in missionary studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

Nazarene Theological Seminary

Kansas City, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Nazarene Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular missionary studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of Kansas City, Nazarene Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in missionary studies at Nazarene Theological Seminary, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Columbia International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Missionary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for missionary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, SBTS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

Moody Bible Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Missionary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for missionary studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Dallas Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Missionary Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the area of study, missionary studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Religious Education 1,417
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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).

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