2026 Best Value Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Schools in Missouri

[Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/missionary-studies/missions-missionary-studies-and-missiology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 7 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value missions/missionary studies & missiology schools.
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2026 Best Value Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Schools in Missouri
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in missions/missionary studies & missiology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology Schools
For return on investment in missions/missionary studies & missiology, no school beat Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary this year. Located in the city of Kansas City, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $11,530 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $7,733 to complete the missions/missionary studies & missiology program here. Soon after graduation, missions/missionary studies & missiology degree recipients from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary generally make around $39,368. Set against $7,733 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 7 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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