2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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In 2019-2020, 273 people earned their degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling, making the major the 842nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 76 clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama

$11,850 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Faulkner University landed the #2 spot on the list. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 5 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Faulkner not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Faulkner are $11,850, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052.

Read more about Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling at Regent

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling (Income $75-$110k)

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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