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2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling programs and cost less that 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 clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students with aid list, Regent has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. 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.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students with aid list, HBU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Houston Baptist University Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 38 masters’s clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 MBTS are $6,950.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Deerfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 Getting Aid ranking. Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students with aid list, Lancaster Bible College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460.

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#7

Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Faulkner University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Montgomery, Alabama 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 5 students 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 University are $11,850, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Moravian College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Moravian College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 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 11 students in 2019-2020.

Moravian also took the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moravian are $17,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Moravian Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Report

#9

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

Fordham 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 Getting Aid ranking. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 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 Fordham University are $23,846.

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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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