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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southeast Region

1 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 396 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pastoral studies/counseling programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Theological Seminary also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Theological Seminary are $15,770, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary

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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