by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 468 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pastoral studies/counseling.
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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 Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union Bible College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. Union Bible College is a small school located in Westfield, Indiana that handed out 2 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maranatha Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Watertown, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. IWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. Taylor University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Upland, Indiana. It awarded 13 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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Malone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Malone is a small school located in Canton, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Marian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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Spring Arbor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Great Lakes Christian College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Great Lakes Christian College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Cincinnati, Ohio 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Horizon University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Loyola University Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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