2027 Best Value Women’s Ministry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Women's Ministry](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/pastoral-counseling-specialized-ministries/womens-ministry/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value women’s ministry schools.
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2027 Best Value Women’s Ministry Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in women’s ministry, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Women’s Ministry Schools
Grace College And Theological Seminary tops our 2027 list of the best value women's ministry schools in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College And Theological Seminary is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $29,645 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete the women's ministry program here. Women's Ministry graduates of Grace College And Theological Seminary earn a median of $34,513 early in their careers. Set against $25,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Grace College And Theological Seminary admits about 82% of applicants.
A rank of #2 makes Moody Bible Institute one of the best values for women's ministry. Set in the city of Chicago, Moody Bible Institute is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,786. Typical student debt for women's ministry graduates is $12,000. Early-career women's ministry graduates make about $35,426. Set against $12,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Moody Bible Institute admits about 83% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.