2022 Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 481 people earned their degree in lay ministry, making the major the 672nd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in lay ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great lay ministry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the lay ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree lay ministry students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry (With Aid)

#1

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Winona Lake, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$7,872 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Grace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona Lake, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grace College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Lay Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grace College and Theological Seminary are $7,872, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Northwestern - St Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$8,982 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Lay Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $8,982, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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