2025 Best Lay Ministry Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, lay ministry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #630 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of lay ministry. Combined, these schools handed out 99 degrees in lay ministry to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Lay Ministry Schools List

Pick Your Lay Ministry Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Lay Ministry Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Lay Ministry in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the lay ministry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Lay Ministry

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Liberty University if you wish to pursue a degree in lay ministry. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in lay ministry from Liberty University

2

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Lay Ministry Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Regent University if you wish to pursue a degree in lay ministry. Regent is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach.More information about a degree 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	715	2
North Carolina	710	1
Virginia	630	62
Tennessee	624	2
Kentucky	518	0
Alabama	500	9

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Lay Ministry Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries area of study, Lay Ministry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Lay Ministry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	333
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	163
Youth Ministry	142
Women’s Ministry	31
Urban Ministry	19

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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.