2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
29
Degrees Awarded
$17,000
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Missouri, there were 41 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pastoral studies/counseling programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozark Christian College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ozark Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Ozark Christian College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Our most recent data shows that 18 of the 629 students enrolled at Ozark Christian College were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,599. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full Ozark Christian College Veteran Student Life 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).
- 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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