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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” 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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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southwest Region

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,982 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

#2

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling 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 ORU is $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.

Full ORU Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Baptist University is $21,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at OBU

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, The King’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Southlake, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TKU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The King’s University is $24,344 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Studies/Counseling students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at TKU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Christian College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

Dallas Christian College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dallas Christian College is $28,261 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on 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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