2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major
24
Ranked Colleges
188
Degrees Awarded
$31,100
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Lay Ministry is the 630th most popular major in the country with 504 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 188 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The lay ministry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major”.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major”.
Top 24 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. This small school is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 58 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Westminster Theological Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Urshan Graduate School of Theology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major. Urshan Graduate School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Florissant, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Urshan Graduate School of Theology Lay Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athenaeum of Ohio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Athenaeum of Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sioux Falls Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full North American Baptist Seminary Lay Ministry Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 37 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary
University of Fort Lauderdale ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. This small school is located in Lauderhill, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Lay Ministry at UFTL
Saint John’s Seminary landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major ranking. This small school is located in Brighton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Saint John’s Seminary
United Theological Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s lay ministry degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Lay Ministry at United Theological Seminary
Covenant Theological Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Covenant Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Covenant Theological Seminary
Meadville Lombard Theological School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School
With a ranking of #11, Kuyper College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Kuyper is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Kuyper
Corban University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major ranking, coming in at #12. Corban is a small school located in Salem, Oregon that handed out 6 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Corban University Lay Ministry Report
Judson University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Judson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Judson Lay Ministry Report
University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at Northwestern
Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Grace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona Lake, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Grace College and Theological Seminary
Fordham University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Fordham University is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Fordham University
With a ranking of #17, Ursuline College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Ursuline College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Ursuline College
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at University of St Thomas Minnesota
Merrimack College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major ranking. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Merrimack
Marian University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major ranking. Marian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Marian University
La Salle University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major ranking. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at La Salle University
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s lay ministry degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Lay Ministry at SBTS
Universidad Teologica del Caribe ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Trujillo Alto, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s lay ministry degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Full Universidad Teologica del Caribe Lay Ministry Report
Saint Vincent Seminary ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Lay Ministry Major list. Located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Saint Vincent Seminary
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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
- *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.
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