2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 106 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Plains States Region

#1

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

#2

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 5 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS also made our “Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MBTS Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

• Best Value Master’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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