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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Massachusetts

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

In 2020-2021, 90 degrees and certificates were awarded to pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #104 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

Our 2023 rankings named Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary the best value school in Massachusetts for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Hamilton.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Boston College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Massachusetts list.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Boston College

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

Explore all the Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 11
Maine 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 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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