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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$18,525 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,497 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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 graduate students at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $9,270 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 working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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 graduate students at Grace College are $8,054 a year.

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#4

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Great Lakes Region . IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IWU are $10,440 a year.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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#7

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornerstone are $14,960 per year.

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Meadville Lombard Theological School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. Meadville Lombard Theological School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Meadville Lombard Theological School graduate students pay an average of $27,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $13,512 per year.

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Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

TIU Illinois graduate students pay an average of $17,780 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 11 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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