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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$34,123 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,467 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

With 53 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries is the #61 most popular major in Minnesota.

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.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

#1

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN
$28,110 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Crown College to be the best value school for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Crown are $28,110 a year.

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#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN
$40,080 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 per year.

Bethel University Minnesota also took the #4 spot in our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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$34,180 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $34,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 29
Iowa 0
Kansas 0
Nebraska 4
South Dakota 6

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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