2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,624 people earned a degree or certificate in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, making the major the #109 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for pastoral counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges.
Top 10 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools
Our analysis found Bethel Seminary - San Diego to be the best value school for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Bethel Seminary - San Diego is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Master’s University and Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools list. The Master's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Master’s University are $28,740 per year.
The Master’s University also claimed a spot on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MBTS are $9,020 per year.
Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $14,335 a year.
Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Olivet Nazarene also did well on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Luther Rice College & Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lithonia, Luther Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Luther Rice undergraduate students pay an average of $9,088 in tuition and fees each year.
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Crown College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools list. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Crown are $28,110 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 per year.
Bethel University Minnesota excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools list.
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University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwestern are $34,180 a year.
Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grace College are $25,044 a year.
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries by Region
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Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling
One of 7 majors within the area of study, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 12,534 |
| Biblical Studies | 1,052 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 777 |
| Religious Education | 687 |
| Missionary Studies | 423 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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