2026 Best Value Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in Missouri
[Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/pastoral-counseling-specialized-ministries/pastoral-counseling-and-specialized-ministries-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other pastoral counseling & specialized ministries education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for other pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students.
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2026 Best Value Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in Missouri
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other pastoral counseling & specialized ministries degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools
Ozark Christian College tops our 2026 list of the best value other pastoral counseling & specialized ministries schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Joplin, Ozark Christian College is a small private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,000. Typical student debt for other pastoral counseling & specialized ministries graduates is $23,500. Soon after graduation, other pastoral counseling & specialized ministries degree recipients from Ozark Christian College generally make around $26,422. Set against $23,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 94% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 1 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.
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