2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 Texas, there were 112 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$21,634 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UST Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#2

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$20,204 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DBU are $20,204.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Dallas Baptist University

#3

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons University are $14,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Hardin - Simmons

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’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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