2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry in New York

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in lay ministry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #440 out of 1095 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for lay ministry students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 22 master's degrees in lay ministry to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Lay Ministry Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for lay ministry.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Lay Ministry in New York

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in lay ministry.

Most Well Attended Schools for Lay Ministry Students Working on Their Master's

1

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

17 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in lay ministry has to look into Fordham University. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in lay ministry from Fordham University

2

Christ the King Seminary
East Aurora, NY

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in lay ministry needs to look into Christ the King Seminary. Christ the King Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of East Aurora. More information about a master’s in lay ministry from Christ the King Seminary

Best Lay Ministry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Lay Ministry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	586	37

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Lay Ministry Related Rankings by Major

Lay Ministry is one of 6 different types of Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Lay Ministry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Urban Ministry	5

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.