by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,116 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,592 and had an average of $26,577 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 387 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,975 and $32,072 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. That schools that top this list have a program in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree pastoral counseling students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arlington Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full ABU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messenger College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Messenger College is a small school located in Euless, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Messenger College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The King’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region. Southlake, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to 12 students 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.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at The King’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Christian College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Christian College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Dallas Christian College Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
With a ranking of #6, Arizona Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Arizona Christian University
With a ranking of #7, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at LCU
With a ranking of #8, Randall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Moore, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pastoral counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Randall University
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full ORU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral counseling students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at OBU
With a ranking of #11, Howard Payne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s pastoral 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.
Full Howard Payne University Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
Dallas Baptist University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at DBU
Southern Nazarene University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 5 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Nazarene University Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
University of Dallas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Counseling & Specialized Ministries at University of Dallas
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at UMHB
East Texas Baptist University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full East Texas Baptist University Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pastoral counseling students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Counseling & Specialized Ministries at UIW
Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral 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.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at OKWU or OWU
With a ranking of #18, Family of Faith Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Family of Faith Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Family of Faith Christian University Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
University of the Southwest landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of the Southwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at USW
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