2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” 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 Far Western US region, there were 207 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Far Western US Region

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$14,247 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GFU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Fox University are $14,247, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at GFU

#2

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California

#2 in overall quality

$10,590 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Master’s University and Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Master’s University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Master’s University are $10,590, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling

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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