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2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,433 people earned their degree in pastoral studies/counseling, making the major the 356th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 396 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 204 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pastoral studies/counseling programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#2

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #2 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, TNU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling 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.

Full Trevecca Nazarene University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Freed-Hardeman University is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Freed-Hardeman University

#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #4 spot on the list. Harding University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 4 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling 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.

Full Harding Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Lipscomb University

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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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