Best Value / By Major

Best Value Colleges for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

32

Schools Ranked

$26,078

Avg. Earnings

N/A

Best Payback

845

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	Boise Bible College Boise, ID · Private	$16,626	$19,045	N/A
2	Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA · Private	$21,620	$27,488	N/A
3	Gordon College Wenham, MA · Private	$22,425	$23,649	N/A
4	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA · Private	$24,954	$33,993	N/A
5	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX · Private	$24,475	$16,786	N/A
6	Trinity Baptist College Jacksonville, FL · Private	$15,859	$22,806	N/A
7	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Private	$27,305	$28,019	N/A
8	Lee University Cleveland, TN · Private	$17,876	$28,288	N/A
9	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN · Private	$19,205	$25,194	N/A
10	Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, IN · Private	$18,727	$18,771	N/A
11	George Fox University Newberg, OR · Private	$24,749	$27,476	N/A
12	Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly, MO · Private	$13,516	$21,703	N/A
13	North Central University Minneapolis, MN · Private	$19,901	$32,284	N/A
14	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA · Private	$22,081	$30,771	N/A
15	Nelson University Waxahachie, TX · Private	$24,688	$25,967	N/A
16	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA · Private	$19,844	$24,615	N/A
17	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN · Private	$23,498	$33,382	N/A
18	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA · Private	$19,963	$29,685	N/A
19	Kuyper College Grand Rapids, MI · Private	$19,070	$29,685	N/A
20	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA · Private	$20,383	$29,685	N/A
21	Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA · Private	$17,522	$29,685	N/A
22	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN · Private	$18,229	$28,598	N/A
23	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA · Private	$22,339	$26,739	N/A
24	Calvary University Kansas City, MO · Private	$11,183	$26,121	N/A
25	Trinity College of Florida Trinity, FL · Private	$14,874	$25,194	N/A
26	Emmanuel University Franklin Springs, GA · Private	$25,158	$25,194	N/A
27	Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, MN · Private	$15,941	$24,615	N/A
28	Dallas Christian College Dallas, TX · Private	$30,801	$24,035	N/A
29	J Johnson University Florida Kissimmee, FL · Private	$17,906	$23,579	N/A
30	Johnson University Knoxville, TN · Private	$18,212	$23,579	N/A
31	Columbia International University Columbia, SC · Private	$17,307	$23,351	N/A
32	Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC · Private	$18,205	$15,552	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.