2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 364th most popular major in the country with 1,430 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 339 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 158 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in pastoral studies/counseling.
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Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree pastoral studies/counseling students.
Top 21 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
Full New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther Rice College & Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Lithonia, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Full Luther Rice Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full SEU Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Gardner - Webb Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Amridge University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 10 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trevecca Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Louisville Seminary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Barry University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 8 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pentecostal Theological Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 7 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%.
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Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. CCCTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
With a ranking of #11, Oakwood University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Oakwood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 5 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Welch College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Asbury Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Wilmore, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Harding University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 1 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Faulkner University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, William Carey University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia International University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. CIU is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 0 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia International University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Erskine College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Due West, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full Erskine Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Emory University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Emory University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. SBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 20 masters’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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