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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,219 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,736 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Doctor'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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

2023 Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McCormick Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, McCormick Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McCormick Theological Seminary are $9,410 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northern Seminary are $13,929 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is a great value for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. LSTC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

LSTC graduate students pay an average of $19,755 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TIU Illinois are $17,780 a year.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 207
Ohio 97
Illinois 284
Indiana 163
Wisconsin 22

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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