by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 147 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 56 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in lay ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular lay ministry programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Grace is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wyoming, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Lay Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Mishawaka, Indiana, and it awarded 7 associates’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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