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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$27,497 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,653 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #187 most popular major in California with 211 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. 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 Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

Our 2023 rankings named Bethel Seminary - San Diego the best value school in California for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the large city of San Diego, Bethel Seminary - San Diego is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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$28,740 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Master’s University and Seminary. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Master’s University are $28,740 a year.

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#3

Biola University

La Mirada, CA
$44,382 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in California list. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

Biola undergraduate students pay an average of $44,382 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA
$18,300 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Life Pacific College is a great value for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. LIFE Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Dimas.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LIFE Bible College are $18,300 per year. On average, pastoral counseling graduates from LIFE Bible College take out $25,100 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$35,450 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in California list. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hope are $35,450 a year.

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Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 29
Oregon 74
Hawaii 9

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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