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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 364th most popular major in the country with 1,380 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 95 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pastoral studies/counseling program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Plains States Region

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Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eden Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Eden Theological Seminary is located in Webster Groves, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Eden Theological Seminary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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Calvary University
Kansas City, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calvary University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. Calvary University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Calvary

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Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Bethel University Minnesota

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Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Crown College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2021-2022.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Creighton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Creighton University

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

St Catherine University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 3 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at St. Kate’s

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Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 0 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Saint Ambrose University

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Baptist Bible College
Springfield, Missouri

Baptist Bible College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 11 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Baptist Bible College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. SMU MN is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 0 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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