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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Great Lakes Region

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109 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor's

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 “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 364th most popular major in the country with 1,430 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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 “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 13 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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Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.

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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Moody Bible Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 49 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana Wesleyan University 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%.

Full IWU Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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Taylor University
Upland, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taylor University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Taylor U is located in Upland, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Taylor U

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Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maranatha Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. MBU is located in Watertown, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 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%.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Maranatha Baptist University

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Marian University
Indianapolis, Indiana

Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marian University landed the #5 spot on the 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 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%.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Marian

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Malone University
Canton, Ohio

Malone University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Canton, 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 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Malone

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Union Bible College
Westfield, Indiana

Union Bible College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Union Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westfield, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Union Bible College

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan

Spring Arbor University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Spring Arbor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spring Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Spring Arbor University

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #9, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Loyola University 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Loyola Chicago

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Horizon University
Indianapolis, Indiana

Horizon University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Indianapolis, Indiana 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 Horizon University

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Mount St. Joseph University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Mount St. Joseph University

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Great Lakes Christian College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Great Lakes Christian College

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, 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. 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%.

Full Dominican U Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report

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