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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$31,480 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,224 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #83 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 123 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

#1

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, PA
$27,370 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lancaster Bible College to be the best value school for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lancaster Bible College are $27,370 per year.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Lancaster Bible College

#2

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA
$35,590 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Eastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EU are $35,590 a year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Westminster Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Westminster Theological Seminary

Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 40
Maryland 0
New Jersey 6
District of Columbia 0

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 3 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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