2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$9,282 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 21 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

TNU also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at TNU are $9,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at TNU

#2

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$10,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

FHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at FHU

#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 4 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

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 University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Emory

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

#5 in overall quality

$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling 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 University are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Lipscomb University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling (With Aid)

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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