by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,430 people earned their degree in pastoral studies/counseling, making the major the 364th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 204 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. That schools that top this list have a program in pastoral studies/counseling in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Life Pacific College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region. Life Pacific College is located in San Dimas, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
Full Life Pacific College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Rim Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific Rim Christian University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 6 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Pacific Rim Christian University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend World Mission University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 World Mission University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethesda University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bethesda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anaheim, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Bethesda University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #5 spot on the list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at The Master’s University and Seminary
Bushnell University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Bushnell University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 1 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Bushnell University
George Fox University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. George Fox University is located in Newberg, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full George Fox University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Simpson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Redding, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Vanguard is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 8 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Holy Names University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Holy Names University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Holy Names University
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