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 $20,447 for academic year 2021-2022. In average, the SAT score is 1,086 and the ACT score is 21 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 73%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
Eastern UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSaint Davids, Pennsylvania - 63.23% $37,420 5,769
La Roche UniversityPrivate,4-yearsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Certificate 1,090 (SAT)
22 (ACT)
97.36% $33,120 2,068
La Salle UniversityPrivate,4-yearsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Post-graduate
1,140 (SAT) 94.25% $35,570 4,049
Saint Vincent SeminaryPrivate,4-yearsLatrobe, Pennsylvania Master - - - 86
Westminster Theological SeminaryPrivate,4-yearsGlenside, Pennsylvania Master - - $22,560 986
Kairos UniversityPrivate,4-yearsSioux Falls, South Dakota Master - 100.00% $3,600 917
Johnson UniversityPrivate,4-yearsKnoxville, Tennessee Bachelor 1,060 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
63.21% $20,318 939
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityPrivate,4-yearsNashville, Tennessee Bachelor 1,150 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
70.87% $29,790 3,327
Dallas Baptist UniversityPrivate,4-yearsDallas, Texas 1,080 (SAT)
22 (ACT)
91.37% $38,140 4,348
Howard Payne UniversityPrivate,4-yearsBrownwood, Texas Associate 1,010 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
62.29% $33,322 838
Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityPrivate,4-yearsWaxahachie, Texas Associate 1,010 (SAT)
19 (ACT)
85.65% $18,610 1,794
Regent UniversityPrivate,4-yearsVirginia Beach, Virginia Bachelor 1,150 (SAT)
23 (ACT)
32.34% $20,686 10,337
Liberty UniversityPrivate,4-yearsLynchburg, Virginia Bachelor - 99.29% $21,222 96,709
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegePrivate,4-yearsWendell, North Carolina Associate - - $11,250 74
Universidad Teologica del CaribePrivate,4-yearsTrujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Associate
Master
- - $6,660 381
South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryPrivate,4-yearsDeerfield Beach, Florida Associate
Bachelor
- - $7,380 317
Visible Music CollegePrivate,4-yearsMemphis, Tennessee Bachelor
Certificate
- 20.41% $22,000 230
Urshan Graduate School of TheologyPrivate,4-yearsWentzville, Missouri Master - - $7,200 108
Horizon UniversityPrivate,4-yearsIndianapolis, Indiana Bachelor - - $9,840 49
University of Fort LauderdalePrivate,4-yearsLauderhill, Florida Master - - $9,810 231
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*: offered degree for the Lay Ministry program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.