When it comes to popularity, lay ministry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #630 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 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of lay ministry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 degrees in lay ministry annually.
Your choice of lay ministry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Lay Ministry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Lay Ministry Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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 aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the lay ministry degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat North Central University if you wish to pursue a degree in lay ministry. North Central University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 953rd out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 15 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at North Central University in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in lay ministry has to look into University of Northwestern - St Paul. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #441 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 12 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
Bethel University Minnesota is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in lay ministry. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Paul. This university ranks 14th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 10 lay ministry students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of lay ministry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Lay Ministry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
