2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

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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 Michigan, there were 75 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pastoral studies/counseling programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$28,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 54 degrees to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

Andrews also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornerstone University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Cornerstone is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.

Cornerstone did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone University are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $30-$48k)

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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