2025 Best Youth Ministry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a bachelor's degree in youth ministry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #421 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for youth ministry students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 78 bachelor's degrees in youth ministry to qualified students.

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 many resources a school devotes to youth ministry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of youth 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 youth ministry related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Youth Ministry Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Youth Ministry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Youth Ministry in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in youth ministry.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Youth Ministry

1

Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Moody Bible Institute if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in youth ministry. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in youth ministry from Moody Bible Institute

2

Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN

7 Annual Graduates

Grace College and Theological Seminary is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in youth ministry. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in youth ministry from Grace College and Theological Seminary

Best Youth Ministry Colleges by State

Explore the best youth ministry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	13
Ohio	612	8
Illinois	558	39
Indiana	535	21
Wisconsin	435	2

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Youth Ministry Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Lay Ministry	91
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	68
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	14
Women’s Ministry	10
Urban Ministry	1

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.