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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$61,706 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,712 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

Our analysis found Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary to be the best value school for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Hamilton.

Full Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston College are $61,706 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston College also did well on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Boston College Report

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 90
Connecticut 11
Maine 0

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 2 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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