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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 166 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pastoral studies/counseling programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Oral Roberts University is $25,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $48-$75k list, Southwestern Assemblies of God University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,918 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Baptist University is $21,956 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

The King's University

Southlake, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The King’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TKU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southlake, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TKU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $24,600 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend TKU.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at The King’s University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Christian College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Dallas Christian College also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $29,009 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Dallas Christian College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Dallas Christian College

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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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