2023 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana
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Ranked Colleges
46
Degrees Awarded
$23,100
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,430 people earned their degree in pastoral studies/counseling, making the major the 364th most popular in the United States.
Across Indiana, there were 112 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pastoral studies/counseling programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Marion, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 3,108 students enrolled at IWU were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,305. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. IWU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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