2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in Tennessee

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Tennessee, there were 102 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 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 Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in Tennessee

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$9,282 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trevecca Nazarene University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 21 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

TNU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TNU are $9,282.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Trevecca Nazarene University

#2

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$10,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Henderson, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Freed-Hardeman University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students whose families make $48-$75k list, Lipscomb has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Lipscomb University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (Income $48-$75k)

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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