2027 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools in Virginia
[Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/clinical-pastoral-counseling-patient-counseling/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students.
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2027 Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Schools
For return on investment in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling, no school beat Regent University this year. Regent University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach. In-state tuition and fees average $21,650. Typical student debt for clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling graduates is $29,451. Soon after graduation, clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling degree recipients from Regent University generally make around $41,047. Set against $29,451 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 38% of applicants are accepted.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling schools. Located in the city of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $16,720 in tuition and fees, compared with $39,884 for out-of-state students. Clinical Pastoral Counseling/patient Counseling graduates carry a median of $23,813 in student loans. Clinical Pastoral Counseling/patient Counseling graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University earn a median of $77,108 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 93%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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