2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,028 people earned their degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, making the major the 168th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,316 and had an average of $31,905 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 213 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,600 and $35,103 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pastoral counseling and specialized ministries program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in California

#1

Life Pacific College

San Dimas, California

#1 in overall quality

$20,865 Average Net Price

$24,035 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the #1 spot on the list. Life Pacific College is located in San Dimas, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.

LIFE Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for Life Pacific College is $20,865 for California Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Counseling students.

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#2

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,833 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Master’s University and Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. The Master’s University is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.

The Master’s University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend The Master’s University is $28,833 for California Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Counseling students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at The Master’s University and Seminary

#3

William Jessup University

Rocklin, California

#3 in overall quality

$21,207 Average Net Price

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Jessup University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pastoral Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. This small school is located in Rocklin, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

William Jessup University also made our “Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend William Jessup University is $21,207 for California Bachelor’s Degree Pastoral Counseling students.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at William Jessup University

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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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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