2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the 168th most popular major in the country with 3,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,316 and had an average of $31,905 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 325 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,450 and $30,014 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pastoral counseling and specialized ministries program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,077 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral counseling students in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Bethel University Minnesota

#2

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.

MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at MBTS

#3

University of Northwestern - St Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$8,982 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Northwestern - St Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northwestern - St Paul are $8,982, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report

#4

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown also made our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Crown College are $10,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Crown

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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