Lay Ministry Programs

Know about Lay Ministry Major Programs and Check Schools Offering Lay Ministry Programs.

Lay Ministry is a major program in the area of Pastoral Studies/Counseling. Lay Ministry is a program that prepares non-ordained individuals to serve as lay pastors, religious educators, youth leaders, and other professional positions open to the laity in local churches and other settings. Includes instruction in bible studies, theology, spirituality, pastoral counseling, foundations of ministry, effective communication, and church leadership.
In United States, 62 schools offers the Lay Ministry program. The average tuition & fees of these schools offering Lay Ministry is $31,798 for academic year 2021-2022. In average, the SAT score is 1,221 and the ACT score is 25 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 76%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
Grace Christian UniversityPrivate,4-yearsWyoming, Michigan Associate
Bachelor
- 99.66% $14,992 1,031
Madonna UniversityPrivate,4-yearsLivonia, Michigan Bachelor - 64.84% $27,360 2,109
Kuyper CollegePrivate,4-yearsGrand Rapids, Michigan Master - 75.68% $26,390 82
Bethel UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSaint Paul, Minnesota Bachelor - 72.49% $42,930 3,546
North Central UniversityPrivate,4-yearsMinneapolis, Minnesota Associate
Bachelor
- 90.81% $29,460 992
University of Northwestern-St PaulPrivate,4-yearsSaint Paul, Minnesota Master 1,140 (SAT)
24 (ACT)
92.51% $36,830 3,253
Oak Hills Christian CollegePrivate,4-yearsBemidji, Minnesota Bachelor
Certificate
- - $18,910 102
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaPrivate,4-yearsWinona, Minnesota Bachelor - 96.83% $43,160 4,133
University of St ThomasPrivate,4-yearsSaint Paul, Minnesota Bachelor
Master
Certificate
1,295 (SAT)
27 (ACT)
77.00% $52,284 9,025
St Catherine UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSaint Paul, Minnesota Post-graduate 1,340 (SAT)
22 (ACT)
92.53% $49,758 3,577
Covenant Theological SeminaryPrivate,4-yearsSaint Louis, Missouri Master - - $15,470 608
Fordham UniversityPrivate,4-yearsBronx, New York Master
Doctorate
Post-graduate
1,400 (SAT)
32 (ACT)
54.13% $61,992 16,556
Carolina Christian CollegePrivate,4-yearsWinston Salem, North Carolina Doctorate - - $9,420 70
Athenaeum of OhioPrivate,4-yearsCincinnati, Ohio Master
Post-graduate
- - - 141
United Theological SeminaryPrivate,4-yearsDayton, Ohio Master - - $14,220 467
Ursuline CollegePrivate,4-yearsPepper Pike, Ohio Master 1,040 (SAT)
22 (ACT)
85.08% $37,860 950
Walsh UniversityPrivate,4-yearsNorth Canton, Ohio Post-graduate 1,170 (SAT)
24 (ACT)
72.51% $34,595 2,309
Multnomah UniversityPrivate,4-yearsPortland, Oregon Bachelor 1,160 (SAT)
23 (ACT)
53.38% $30,310 608
Warner Pacific UniversityPrivate,4-yearsPortland, Oregon Bachelor - 72.25% $21,010 444
Corban UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSalem, Oregon Master - 34.77% $37,208 963
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*: offered degree for the Lay Ministry program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.