by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 107 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baptist Bible College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. Baptist Bible College is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 12 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Baptist Bible College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvary University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City, Missouri 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozark Christian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ozark Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Ozark Christian College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s 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%.
Full North Central University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Crown College
Central Christian College of the Bible came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Moberly, Missouri 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 1 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Central Christian College of the Bible
University of Saint Mary landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Saint Mary is located in Leavenworth, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Full University of Saint Mary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Olathe, Kansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees 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.
Full MidAmerica Nazarene University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Central Christian College of Kansas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in McPherson, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Central Christian College of Kansas
With a ranking of #8, Oak Hills Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. OHCC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees 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.
Full Oak Hills Christian College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Kansas Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Kansas Christian College is a small school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Kansas Christian College
Southwestern College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Winfield, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees 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.
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