2025 Best Lay Ministry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Lay Ministry is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #610 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Lay Ministry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in lay ministry during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on lay ministry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of lay ministry students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized lay ministry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for lay ministry students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Lay Ministry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Lay Ministry in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for lay ministry students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Lay Ministry

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

22 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in lay ministry. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in lay ministry from Liberty University

2

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

44 Annual Graduates

Regent University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in lay ministry. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in lay ministry from Regent University

Best Lay Ministry Colleges by State

Explore the best lay ministry colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	0
Tennessee	460	2
Virginia	421	62
Alabama	320	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Lay Ministry

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
Youth Ministry	97
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	88
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	38
Urban Ministry	9

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.