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2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” 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 Plains States region, there were 326 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,309 and $27,875 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries.

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Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree pastoral counseling students.

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Ozark Christian College
Joplin, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozark Christian College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ozark Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Ozark Christian College

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North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s pastoral counseling degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Full North Central University Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report

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Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crown College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Crown College

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Kansas Christian College
Overland Park, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas Christian College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Kansas Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Overland Park, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kansas Christian College Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Pastoral Counseling Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmaus Bible College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s pastoral counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Emmaus Bible College

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