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2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 356th most popular major in the country with 1,433 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 106 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pastoral studies/counseling programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Ozark Christian College

Joplin, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozark Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ozark Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ozark Christian College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ozark Christian College is $13,905 for plains states region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Ozark Christian College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Christian College of the Bible. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Moberly, Missouri, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Christian College of the Bible, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Christian College of the Bible is $11,827 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Central Christian College of the Bible

#3

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,582 for plains states region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Central University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Central University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#4

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Crown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Crown College is $26,128 for plains states region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Crown

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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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