by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 California, there were 128 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling. To top this list, a school must have a successful pastoral studies/counseling program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Life Pacific College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. LIFE Bible 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend World Mission University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s. World Mission University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees 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.
Full World Mission University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Bethesda University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Bethesda University is located in Anaheim, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Redding, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in California for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Names University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Oakland, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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