Lay Ministry isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #630 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of lay ministry. Combined, these schools handed out 677 degrees in lay ministry to qualified students.
Your choice of lay ministry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for lay ministry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Lay Ministry Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Lay Ministry in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the lay ministry degree levels they offer.
The Master's University and Seminary is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in lay ministry. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #383 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means The Master's University is a great university overall.More information about a degree in lay ministry from The Master’s University and Seminary
It's hard to beat North Central University if you wish to pursue a degree in lay ministry. North Central University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 953rd out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 15 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at North Central University in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in lay ministry needs to look into University of Northwestern - St Paul. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #441 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in lay ministry needs to look into Liberty University. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were about 24 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.
Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #476 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bethel University Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were about 10 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 22 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at Grace College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 36 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of lay ministry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for lay ministry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
