2023 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 364th most popular major in the country with 1,430 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 63 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pastoral studies/counseling programs as well as strong veteran support.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion landed the #1 spot on the list. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HUC - JIR, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 335 students enrolled at HUC - JIR were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,486. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. HUC - JIR offers credit for military training for eligible 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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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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