2023 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 364th most popular major in the country with 1,430 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Kentucky, there were 31 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 Kentucky for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Pastoral Studies/Counseling for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
Louisville Seminary also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1.Among the 151 students enrolled at Louisville Seminary, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,642. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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.