2024 Best Lay Ministry Associate Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your associate degree in lay ministry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #407 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of lay ministry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 associate degrees in lay ministry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to lay ministry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of lay ministry students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized lay ministry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for lay ministry students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Lay Ministry Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Lay Ministry Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Lay Ministry in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in lay ministry.

Top Schools for an Associate in Lay Ministry

1

Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Southwestern Assemblies of God University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in lay ministry. Located in the large suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in lay ministry from Southwestern Assemblies of God University

2

Grace Christian University
Wyoming, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Grace Christian University is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in lay ministry. Located in the large suburb of Wyoming, Grace is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in lay ministry from Grace Christian University

Lay Ministry by Region

View the Best Lay Ministry Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Lay Ministry Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries area of study, Lay Ministry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	88
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	38
Urban Ministry	13
Youth Ministry	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.