2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Across California, there were 139 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pastoral studies/counseling programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, California

#1 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 17 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanguard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanguard are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

$14,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #0 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California Baptist University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#3

Biola University

La Mirada, California

#2 in overall quality

$11,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in La Mirada, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $0-$30k)

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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