Huntington University is located in Huntington, Indiana, and offers an online master's degree in youth ministry leadership. The program is 42 weeks and each course is 12 weeks in length. Courses in the program include ministry to at-risk youth, theology of the church for youth ministry, theology of discipleship, counseling for youth and family ministry, and sociology of adolescence. Students in the program must have a computer with high-speed Internet and an up-to-date operating system.
Indiana Wesleyan University is located in Marion, Indiana, and offers a Master of Arts in Ministry with a concentration in youth ministry. The distance-learning program offers students the opportunity to take courses anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. The youth ministry concentration requires that students complete courses in personal strategies and growth strategies for youth ministries, programming and management strategies for youth ministries, and adolescent development and family systems in youth ministry.
Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Grand Canyon University offers an online Master of Arts in Christian Ministries with an emphasis in youth ministry. Online courses in the program include spiritual formation and mentoring, youth issues and crisis, systematic theology, mentoring and counseling youth, and Biblical hermeneutics. Students in the program develop techniques to mentor and counsel youth in Christian principles. Communication takes place between professors and students through email, chat rooms and discussion forums.
Northwest Nazarene University is located in Nampa, Idaho, and offers a Master of Divinity degree in youth, church and culture. The program is available fully online, and students learn how to relate and minister to children and youth. Courses in the program include pastoral leadership, foundations of youth ministry, developing spiritual foundation, Christian educational ministries, preaching and worship, and outreach and evangelism. The online format offers students an opportunity to learn through tutorials, textbook readings, DVDs and online streaming.