2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 207 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Life Pacific College

San Dimas, California

#1 in overall quality

$18,863 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Dimas, California, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIFE Bible College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LIFE Bible College is $18,863 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California

#2 in overall quality

$24,804 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Master’s University and Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The Master’s University and Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Master’s University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $24,804 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The Master’s University and Seminary.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at The Master’s University and Seminary

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k)

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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