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Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$15,580 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,497 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

#1

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lancaster Bible College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lancaster Bible College graduate students pay an average of $11,490 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Westminster Theological Seminary is a great value for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glenside, Westminster Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Westminster Theological Seminary graduate students pay an average of $20,750 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Nyack College

Nyack, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nyack is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nyack.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nyack are $14,500 a year.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 188
New York 44
Maryland 0
New Jersey 6
District of Columbia 0

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 3 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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