2026 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 2026 ranking of the best value women’s ministry schools.
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2026 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
For return on investment in women's ministry, no school beat Grace College And Theological Seminary this year. 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. Women's Ministry graduates carry a median of $25,500 in student loans. Early-career women's ministry graduates make about $34,513. Set against $25,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Grace College And Theological Seminary admits about 82% of applicants.
Moody Bible Institute came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value women's ministry schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Bible Institute is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $15,786. Typical student debt for women's ministry graduates is $12,000. Soon after graduation, women's ministry degree recipients from Moody Bible Institute generally make around $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), 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).
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