2027 Best Youth Ministry Schools in Missouri
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 Missouri
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the youth ministry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Youth Ministry
No school ranked higher than Ozark Christian College this year for youth ministry. This small private not-for-profit university is 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. Graduates of the youth ministry program make about $26,422 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $23,500 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, 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.
