by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in lay ministry. To top this list, a school must have a successful lay ministry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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 list. Grace is a small school located in Wyoming, Michigan that handed out 65 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calvin University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region. Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Winona Lake, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s lay ministry degrees to 9 students 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%.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at Grace College and Theological Seminary
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. United Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 9 ’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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Judson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 7 ’s lay ministry degrees 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bethel University is located in Mishawaka, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Athenaeum of Ohio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Athenaeum of Ohio is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
Kuyper College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kuyper College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Meadville Lombard Theological School did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Meadville Lombard Theological School is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on Lay Ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School
Ursuline College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It awarded 1 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Horizon University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Horizon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #12, Trinity Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Palos Heights, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s lay ministry degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’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%.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne
Marian University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 0 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
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