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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Georgia, there were 48 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 pastoral counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther Rice College & Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia list. Luther Rice College & Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lithonia, Georgia. It awarded 28 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Toccoa Falls College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s pastoral counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Toccoa Falls
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emmanuel College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia list. Emmanuel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Franklin Springs, Georgia. It awarded 4 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Emmanuel College
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Brewton - Parker College landed the #4 spot on the list. Brewton - Parker College is a small school located in Mount Vernon, Georgia that handed out 1 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brewton - Parker College Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shorter University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia. This small school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 2 ’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Truett McConnell University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia ranking. TMU is located in Cleveland, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at TMU
Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 ’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. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Point University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #8. Located in West Point, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s pastoral counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full Point University Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report
Columbia Theological Seminary landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pastoral Counseling Major in Georgia ranking. Columbia Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Columbia Theological Seminary
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