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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
267 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the 168th most popular major in the country with 3,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,316 and had an average of $31,905 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 763 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,325 and $26,715 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 267 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pastoral counseling and specialized ministries program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree pastoral counseling students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 21 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree pastoral counseling students whose families make $75-$110k list, TNU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trevecca Nazarene University are $9,282.

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#2

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Henderson, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree pastoral counseling students whose families make $75-$110k list, FHU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral counseling degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia International University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Columbia International University is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

CIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia International University are $10,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at CIU

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Lee University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Lee University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 4 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee University also made our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330.

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#8

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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