by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Michigan, there were 232 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,141 and $27,141 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pastoral counseling and specialized ministries program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wyoming, Michigan, and it awarded 65 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pastoral counseling degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kuyper College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pastoral counseling degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pastoral counseling degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan list. Calvin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 4 ’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Spring Arbor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 7 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Spring Arbor
Rochester University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 0 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Great Lakes Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 0 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Great Lakes Christian College Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
With a ranking of #8, Madonna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Michigan list. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s pastoral counseling students in 2020-2021.
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