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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Doctor'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.

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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for pastoral counseling majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

Our analysis found McCormick Theological Seminary to be the best value school for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. McCormick Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at McCormick Theological Seminary are $9,410 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Seminary are $13,929 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, LSTC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LSTC are $19,755 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Trinity International University - Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in Illinois. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TIU Illinois are $17,780 a 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 Colleges 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 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).

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