2024 Best Youth Ministry Schools in Ohio

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for youth ministry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 degrees in youth ministry during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Youth Ministry Schools List

Youth Ministry Rankings by Degree Level

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 Youth Ministry Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Youth Ministry in Ohio

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.

Top Ohio Schools in Youth Ministry

1

Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

71.4% Growth in Graduates

Ohio Christian University is a good option for students interested in a degree in youth ministry. Located in the distant town of Circleville, OCU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in youth ministry from Ohio Christian University

2

Valor Christian College
Canal Winchester, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42.9% Growth in Graduates

Valor Christian College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in youth ministry. Located in the city of Canal Winchester, Valor Christian College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in youth ministry from Valor Christian College

Best Youth Ministry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Youth Ministry Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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Youth Ministry Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Youth Ministry

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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.