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2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 273 people earned their degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling, making the major the 842nd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees to qualified students.

VCU also made our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. MBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, MBTS has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Moravian College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Moravian College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, Moravian has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moravian College are $17,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #5 spot on the list. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Trinity International University - Illinois Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Report

#6

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Lancaster Bible College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lancaster Bible College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Regent University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 17 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052.

Full Regent Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Report

#8

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

With a ranking of #8, Fordham University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 3 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #0 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fordham U Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Report

#9

Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Faulkner University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Faulkner also took the #9 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Faulkner are $11,850, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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