2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 18 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The pastoral studies/counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$11,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 3 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NNU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NNU are $11,121.

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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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