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2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master's 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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 204 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southeast Region

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

TNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TNU are $9,282, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harding University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #3 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 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980.

Full FHU Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#4

Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Cleveland, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pentecostal Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Pentecostal Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 16 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Pentecostal Theological Seminary also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pentecostal Theological Seminary are $11,995, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Pentecostal Theological Seminary

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #5 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Lipscomb

#6

Asbury Theological Seminary

Wilmore, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Asbury Theological Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Wilmore, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Asbury Seminary also took the #7 spot in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Asbury Seminary are $16,950.

Full Asbury Theological Seminary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#8 in overall quality

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students list, Louisville Seminary has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisville Seminary are $11,838, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisville Seminary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#9 in overall quality

Luther Rice College & Seminary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Luther Rice is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lithonia, Georgia. It awarded 39 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Luther Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Luther Rice College & Seminary are $6,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Luther Rice College & Seminary

#9

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Emory University

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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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