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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$33,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,810 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 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.

The Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
$37,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Olivet Nazarene University the best value school in Illinois for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. 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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#2

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL
$14,335 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School undergraduate students pay an average of $14,335 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that pastoral counseling majors at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School take out is $7,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McCormick Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois list. McCormick Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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$14,520 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Christian University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lincoln Christian College and Seminary undergraduate students pay an average of $14,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. It came in at #6 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Chicago also is in the top 20% of our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois ranking.

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Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, LSTC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Meadville Lombard Theological School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois ranking. Meadville Lombard Theological School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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$33,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Trinity International University - Illinois came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Illinois ranking. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TIU Illinois are $33,298 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 9 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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