2026 Best Lay Ministry Schools in the Far Western Region
Lay Ministry is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for lay ministry students.
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Best Schools for Lay Ministry in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the lay ministry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Lay Ministry
Leading the list is The Masters College And Seminary, our #1 school for lay ministry. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Masters College And Seminary is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The Masters College And Seminary graduates 67% of students within six years. There were roughly 37 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at The Masters College And Seminary in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, lay ministry degree recipients from The Masters College And Seminary generally make around $46,541. The Masters College And Seminary graduates carry a median of $22,089 in student loans.
See the full lay ministry program report for The Masters College And Seminary
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
