2027 Best Youth Ministry Schools in the The Plains States Region
Youth Ministry programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their youth ministry programs.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for youth ministry students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Youth Ministry in the The Plains States Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall youth ministry education in the The Plains States Region.
Top Schools in Youth Ministry
No school ranked higher than Ozark Christian College this year for youth ministry. Ozark Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Joplin. Roughly 58% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 14 youth ministry degrees were awarded at Ozark Christian College in the most recent year. Students who receive their youth ministry degree from Ozark Christian College earn around $26,422 in the first couple years of their career. Ozark Christian College graduates carry a median of $23,500 in student loans.
Read more about the youth ministry program at Ozark Christian College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
