by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Lay Ministry is the 630th most popular major in the country with 504 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 147 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in lay ministry. That schools that top this list have a program in lay ministry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree lay ministry students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grace Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wyoming, Michigan. It awarded 28 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Horizon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Horizon University is a small school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #3 spot on the list. Mishawaka, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s lay ministry degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region. Grace College is a small school located in Winona Lake, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full Grace College and Theological Seminary Lay Ministry Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Judson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Calvin University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Madonna is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
Trinity Christian College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Trinity Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Palos Heights, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s lay ministry 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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