2024 Best Urban Ministry Master's Degree Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in urban ministry. It is ranked #783 out of 1172 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for urban ministry students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 25 master's degrees in urban ministry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to urban ministry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other urban ministry students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized urban ministry related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Urban Ministry Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Urban Ministry Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Urban Ministry in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in urban ministry.

Top Schools for a Master's in Urban Ministry

1

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Olivet Nazarene University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in urban ministry. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.More information about a master’s in urban ministry from Olivet Nazarene University

1

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in urban ministry needs to look into Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Hamilton.More information about a master’s in urban ministry from Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

2

Nyack College
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Nyack College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in urban ministry. Nyack is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in urban ministry from Nyack College

Urban Ministry by Region

View the Best Urban Ministry Master's 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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Urban Ministry Related Rankings by Major

Urban Ministry is one of 6 different types of Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	684
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	218
Lay Ministry	188
Youth Ministry	49
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	17

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.