by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Pennsylvania for a Master’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 Pennsylvania, there were 53 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in pastoral studies/counseling.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 27 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lancaster Bible College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumann University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Neumann University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend La Salle University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. La Salle University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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%.
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