2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Texas (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid 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 handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

UST not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Baptist University are $20,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also took the #4 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons are $14,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Hardin - Simmons University 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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