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2022 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s

7 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Youth Ministry

#1

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s. Columbia International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CIU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia International University are $10,640.

Read more about Youth Ministry at Columbia International University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s. DBU is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s youth ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Baptist University are $20,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Youth Ministry at Dallas Baptist University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s youth ministry degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $11,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Youth Ministry at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#4

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s. Lee University is a medium-sized school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s youth ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Youth Ministry at Lee University

#5

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #5 spot on the list. Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree youth ministry students list, Andrews has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Andrews University Youth Ministry Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s list. Austin Seminary is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s youth ministry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Seminary, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary are $14,530.

Read more about Youth Ministry at Austin Seminary

#7

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Youth Ministry Schools for a Master’s ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 1 masters’s youth ministry degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University Youth Ministry Report

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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