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2023 Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$25,175 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,666 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

With 146 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries is the #84 most popular major in Tennessee.

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 Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

#1

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN
$19,274 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson University the best value school in Tennessee for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Johnson University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johnson University are $19,274 a year.

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#2

Lee University

Cleveland, TN
$20,500 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lee University is a great value for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee University are $20,500 per year. Pastoral Counseling majors at Lee University take out an average of $30,001 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $215.

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#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN
$35,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in Tennessee. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lipscomb are $35,752 a year.

Lipscomb did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 48
Virginia 167
North Carolina 70
Florida 41
Kentucky 86
South Carolina 23
Louisiana 78
Arkansas 20
Alabama 32
Mississippi 0

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 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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