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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$38,865 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,917 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries was ranked #109 in the country. In fact 1,624 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the pastoral counseling programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

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 Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, Bethel Seminary - San Diego is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Master’s University are $28,740 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Master’s University also did well on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle U are $49,335 per year.

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#4

George Fox University

Newberg, OR
$38,520 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GFU are $38,520 per year.

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#5

Biola University

La Mirada, CA
$44,382 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Far Western US Region . Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Biola are $44,382 a year.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 161
Washington 27
Oregon 58
Hawaii 0

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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