2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$14,247 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GFU are $14,247, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GFU Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#2

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California

#2 in overall quality

$10,590 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #2 spot on the 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 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Master’s University also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Master’s University are $10,590, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at The Master’s University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (With Aid)

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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