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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 407 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Moody Bible Institute is $16,646 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana Wesleyan University is $20,946 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Taylor University

Upland, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Taylor University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Upland, Indiana, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make more than $110k list, Taylor U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Taylor U is $25,888 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maranatha Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. MBU is a small school located in Watertown, Wisconsin that handed out 9 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MBU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,736 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend MBU.

Full Maranatha Baptist University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#5

Malone University

Canton, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Malone University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Malone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Malone did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Malone is $19,897 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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