Best Value Colleges for Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
7
Schools Ranked
$24,797
Avg. Earnings
N/A
Best Payback
222
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL · Private | $18,771 | N/A |
| 2 | Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL · Private | $21,166 | N/A |
| 3 | Evangel University Springfield, MO · Private | $33,459 | N/A |
| 4 | North Greenville University Tigerville, SC · Private | $26,896 | N/A |
| 5 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL · Private | $22,578 | N/A |
| 6 | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO · Private | $20,140 | N/A |
| 7 | Simpson University Redding, CA · Private | $19,227 | N/A |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.