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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 106 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at MBTS

#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 15 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Bethel University Minnesota

#3

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

$10,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Crown, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Crown College are $10,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Crown

• Best Value Master’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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