2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree School for You
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #168 most popular major in the country with 3,116 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Pastoral Specialized Ministries
Our analysis found The King’s University to be the best value school for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Southlake, TKU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
TKU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern Assemblies of God University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern Assemblies of God University are $17,404 per year. On average, pastoral counseling graduates from Southwestern Assemblies of God University take out $26,883 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $269.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Dallas Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
DBU undergraduate students pay an average of $33,620 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that pastoral counseling majors at DBU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,739.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oral Roberts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ORU are $31,558 a year.
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Request InformationBest Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State
Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 346 |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 32 |
| New Mexico | 0 |
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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Related Majors for Pastoral Counseling
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling
| 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 4 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.