2027 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools in Missouri
[Youth Ministry](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/pastoral-counseling-specialized-ministries/youth-ministry/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value youth ministry schools.
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2027 Best Value Youth Ministry Schools in Missouri
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in youth ministry, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Youth Ministry Schools
Ozark Christian College tops our 2027 list of the best value youth ministry schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Joplin, Ozark Christian College is a small private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $16,000 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $23,500 to complete the youth ministry program here. Early-career youth ministry graduates make about $26,422. That is a strong return on a $23,500 median debt. Ozark Christian College admits about 94% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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