by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Youth Ministry is the 616th most popular major in the country with 434 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 18 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in youth ministry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their youth ministry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #1 spot on the list. Multnomah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 6 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Jessup University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Rocklin, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s youth ministry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad 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 William Jessup University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region. Northwest University is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 2 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bushnell University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s youth ministry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region list. Simpson U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Redding, California. It awarded 1 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Hope International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 1 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Youth Ministry at Hope International University
George Fox University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region list. GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s youth ministry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Youth Ministry Major in the Far Western US Region list. Vanguard is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 0 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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