2023 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
63
Degrees Awarded
$30,200
Avg Cost*
Veterans 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 Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 63 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pastoral studies/counseling programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pastoral studies/counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region vets studying pastoral studies/counseling.
Top 3 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
Lancaster Bible College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 2,038 students enrolled at Lancaster Bible College, 44 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,560. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lancaster Bible College]](/colleges/lancaster-bible-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2020-2021.
HUC - JIR also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 335 students enrolled at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,486. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion]](/colleges/hebrew-union-college-jewish-institute-of-religion/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Pastoral Studies/Counseling that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Valley Forge landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Valley Forge is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 ’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
UVF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UVF supports 557 students, and 17 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,901. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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