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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$25,888 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 284 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries is the #96 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for pastoral counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the best value school in Illinois for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $14,335 per year. The average amount in student loans that pastoral counseling majors at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $10,398.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Moody Bible Institute

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $14,520 a year.

Full Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Lincoln Christian University Report

#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in Illinois. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 per year.

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Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 207
Ohio 97
Indiana 163
Wisconsin 22

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 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Religious Education 1,417
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

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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