2024 Best Youth Ministry Schools in Illinois

Youth Ministry isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #616 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of youth ministry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 degrees in youth ministry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Youth Ministry Schools List

Youth Ministry Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Youth Ministry Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Youth Ministry in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the youth ministry degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Youth Ministry

1

Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in youth ministry has to look into Moody Bible Institute. Located in the large city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in youth ministry from Moody Bible Institute

2

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in youth ministry has to check out Olivet Nazarene University. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.More information about a degree in youth ministry from Olivet Nazarene University

Best Youth Ministry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Youth Ministry Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	12
Michigan	915	20
Indiana	737	24
Wisconsin	672	2

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Youth Ministry Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries area of study, Youth Ministry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Youth Ministry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	193
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	29
Lay Ministry	8
Urban Ministry	7

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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.