2023 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Pastoral Counseling for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,116 people earned their degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,592 and had an average of $26,577 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 130 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,467 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pastoral counseling and specialized ministries program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Pastoral Counseling for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Pastoral Counseling for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree vets studying pastoral counseling.
Top 1 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Pastoral Counseling for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Of the 1,062 students enrolled at North Central University, 22 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,943. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Central University]](/colleges/north-central-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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