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

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Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 356th most popular major in the country with 1,433 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 112 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 pastoral studies/counseling program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$21,634 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UST is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$20,204 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DBU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Baptist University are $20,204.

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#3

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #3 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons are $14,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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