2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,433 people earned their degree in pastoral studies/counseling, making the major the 356th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pastoral studies/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 Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $30-$48k)

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$14,247 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GFU are $14,247, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at George Fox University

#2

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$13,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. EU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EU are $13,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield, Illinois

#5 in overall quality

$17,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Trinity International University - Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 12 doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at TIU Illinois

#4

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California

#2 in overall quality

$10,590 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

The Master’s University also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Master’s University and Seminary are $10,590, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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