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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$27,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,631 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #109 most popular major in the country with 1,624 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for pastoral counseling students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL
$14,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. 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.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 per year.

Olivet Nazarene excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$25,044 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Grace College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,044 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Ashland University

Ashland, OH
$23,090 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ashland University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ashland are $23,090 per year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McCormick Theological Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. McCormick Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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$9,239 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global 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. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IWU are $9,239 per year.

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Northern Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. It came in at #8 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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#9

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI
$27,040 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Cornerstone University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornerstone are $27,040 a year.

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Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, LSTC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 107
Illinois 185
Ohio 37
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 8

One of 7 majors within the area of study, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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).

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