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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 356th most popular major in the country with 1,433 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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 Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

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 estimated yearly cost for Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is $16,646 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students with aid.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IWU is $20,946 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students with aid.

Full Indiana Wesleyan University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#3

Taylor University

Upland, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taylor University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Upland, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students with aid 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 with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Taylor U

#4

Malone University

Canton, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Malone University landed the #4 spot on the list. Malone University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Canton, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Malone, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Malone is $19,897 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students with aid.

Full Malone University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Watertown, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

MBU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $18,736 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students with aid per year to attend MBU.

Full MBU Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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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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