2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Lay Ministry
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in lay ministry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in lay ministry.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree lay ministry students.
Top 24 Most Popular 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 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at Westminster Theological Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Lay Ministry at Gordon - Conwell Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s lay ministry degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Fordham University Lay Ministry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Covenant Theological Seminary is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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.
Full Covenant Seminary Lay Ministry Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, United Theological Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. United Theological Seminary is a small school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 9 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 full report on Lay Ministry at United Theological Seminary
Urshan Graduate School of Theology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking. 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
With a ranking of #7, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at UST MN
Sioux Falls Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Sioux Falls Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Sioux Falls Seminary Lay Ministry Report
Corban University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Located in Salem, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Corban
With a ranking of #10, Judson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Judson University is located in Elgin, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 more about Lay Ministry at Judson University
With a ranking of #11, University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul
With a ranking of #12, Athenaeum of Ohio did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Athenaeum of Ohio is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at Athenaeum of Ohio
Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Winona Lake, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s lay ministry 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
Saint John’s Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Brighton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at Saint John’s Seminary
Kuyper College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. Kuyper is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Full Kuyper College Lay Ministry Report
University of Fort Lauderdale did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. UFTL is a small school located in Lauderhill, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 University of Fort Lauderdale
Meadville Lombard Theological School came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking. Meadville Lombard Theological School is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Lay Ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School
Ursuline College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s 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.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 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%.
Full Ursuline College Lay Ministry Report
Merrimack College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking. Merrimack College is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Lay Ministry at Merrimack
Saint Vincent Seminary landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking. Saint Vincent Seminary is a small school located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 Saint Vincent Seminary
With a ranking of #20, Marian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. 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%.
Full Marian Lay Ministry Report
With a ranking of #20, Universidad Teologica del Caribe did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s 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.
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 more about Lay Ministry at Universidad Teologica del Caribe
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s ranking. SBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Lay Ministry at SBTS
La Salle University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Lay Ministry Major for a Master’s list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 masters’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 La Salle University Lay Ministry Report
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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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