2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #38 most popular major in Kentucky with 77 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.

The Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kentucky 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.

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 Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	75
Florida	21
Georgia	32
North Carolina	40
Tennessee	36
Louisiana	77
Alabama	20
South Carolina	4
Mississippi	0
Arkansas	1

Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling

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.