2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling (With Aid)

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. MBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$17,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Maryland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Maryland are $17,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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