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2022 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Youth Ministry is the 554th most popular major in the country with 468 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 62 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in youth ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great youth ministry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the youth ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Youth Ministry (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Ozark Christian College

Joplin, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozark Christian College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ozark Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s youth ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

Ozark Christian College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ozark Christian College is $13,905 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Youth Ministry students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Youth Ministry at Ozark Christian College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Christian College of the Bible. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Christian College of the Bible is located in Moberly, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s youth ministry degrees to qualified students.

Central Christian College of the Bible also took the #5 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Christian College of the Bible is $11,827 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Youth Ministry students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Central Christian College of the Bible Youth Ministry Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s youth ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #4 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,785 for plains states region bachelor’s degree youth ministry students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northwestern.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul Youth Ministry Report

#4

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s youth ministry degrees to qualified students.

North Central University also made our “Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend North Central University is $17,582 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Youth Ministry students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Central University Youth Ministry Report

#5

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Crown College landed the #5 spot on the list. Crown is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s youth ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Crown College is $26,128 for plains states region bachelor’s degree youth ministry students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Crown Youth Ministry Report

#6

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Evangel University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s youth ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

Evangel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $21,243 for plains states region bachelor’s degree youth ministry students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Evangel University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Youth Ministry at Evangel University

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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