2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry (Income $75-$110k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 481 people earned their degree in lay ministry, making the major the 672nd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in lay ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality lay ministry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the lay ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree lay ministry students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Winona Lake, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$7,872 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Grace College is a small school located in Winona Lake, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree lay ministry students whose families make $75-$110k list, Grace College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Lay Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grace College are $7,872, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Lay Ministry at Grace College and Theological Seminary

#2

University of Northwestern - St Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$8,982 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Lay Ministry Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s lay ministry students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Lay Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $8,982.

Full University of Northwestern - St Paul Lay Ministry Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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