Youth Ministry isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #616 in popularity 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.
There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Youth Ministry Schools in Illinois ranking.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Youth Ministry Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the youth ministry degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in youth ministry needs to look into Moody Bible Institute. 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 degree in youth ministry from Moody Bible Institute
Best Youth Ministry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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).