2026 Best Lay Ministry Schools in California
Lay Ministry programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their lay ministry programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for lay ministry students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Lay Ministry in California
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
Our analysis ranked The Masters College And Seminary the best school in the country for a degree in lay ministry. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Santa Clarita. Roughly 67% of students complete a degree within six years here. The Masters College And Seminary awarded about 37 lay ministry degrees in the most recent data year. Lay Ministry graduates of The Masters College And Seminary earn a median of $46,541 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $22,089 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 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.
