by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 434 people earned their degree in youth ministry, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 45 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in youth ministry. To top this list, a school must have a successful youth ministry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region youth ministry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s youth ministry degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Seminary is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s youth ministry degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region. LCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Youth Ministry at Lubbock Christian University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s youth ministry students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Youth Ministry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard Payne University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region. Howard Payne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Randall University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region list. Moore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s youth ministry degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
East Texas Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 1 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Youth Ministry at East Texas Baptist University
Southern Nazarene University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Youth Ministry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Youth Ministry at Southern Nazarene University
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