2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #179 most popular major in Georgia with 48 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Georgia 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries
Our 2023 rankings named Luther Rice College & Seminary the best value school in Georgia for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the large suburb of Lithonia, Luther Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Luther Rice are $9,088 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truett McConnell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Georgia list. TMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Cleveland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TMU are $22,852 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Georgia list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Emory are $55,468 per year.
Emory did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Georgia list.
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Request InformationBest Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 167 |
| North Carolina | 70 |
| Florida | 41 |
| Tennessee | 146 |
| Kentucky | 86 |
| South Carolina | 23 |
| Louisiana | 78 |
| Arkansas | 20 |
| Alabama | 32 |
| Mississippi | 0 |
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Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling
One of 7 majors within the area of study, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling
| 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.