2023 Most Focused Colleges for Lay Ministry in Oregon

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 504 people earned their degree in lay ministry, making the major the 630th most popular in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 10 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in lay ministry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their lay ministry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Schools Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon lay ministry students.

Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Lay Ministry in Oregon

1

Corban University
Salem, Oregon

#17 overall quality in Oregon

$39,013 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,247 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Corban University landed the #1 spot on the list. Corban University is a small school located in Salem, Oregon that handed out 6 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Lay Ministry at Corban

2

Warner Pacific University
Portland, Oregon

#20 overall quality in Oregon

$45,424 Average Early-Career Earnings

$39,265 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Warner Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Lay Ministry at Warner Pacific University

3

Multnomah University
Portland, Oregon

$30,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,527 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #3 spot on the list. Multnomah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 2 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Lay Ministry at Multnomah University

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.