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Most Popular Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the theory and principles of pastoral care and prepares ordained clergy to provide non-clinical pastoral counseling to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in pastoral leadership, counseling psychology; crisis intervention; individual and group procedures; theological and spiritual counseling; pastoral care; and applications to specific types of ministry.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Moody Bible Institute 91 11% $27,080
2 Liberty University 80 0% $40,075
3 Andrews University 67 11% $40,566
4 Loyola University Chicago 63 1% $61,328
5 Dallas Theological Seminary 62 13% N/A
6 Lee University 60 6% $31,150
7 Valor Christian College 51 62% $18,741
8 Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa 41 72% $12,116
9 Life Pacific College 40 26% $29,301
10 Loyola University Maryland 40 2% $66,200
11 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion 36 5% $38,578
12 Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global 36 1% $13,778
13 Oral Roberts University 34 6% $42,660
14 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 29 8% $18,320
15 Dallas Baptist University 25 2% $41,170
16 Catholic Theological Union at Chicago 23 39% N/A
17 Lancaster Bible College 22 6% $37,370
18 Seattle University 21 1% $61,608
19 Luther Rice College & Seminary 20 10% $8,146
20 Baptist Bible College 19 34% $25,500
21 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 17 4% $18,587
22 Maranatha Baptist University 17 7% $26,630
23 Universidad Teologica del Caribe 17 47% $10,592
24 Gardner-Webb University 15 1% $46,420
25 North Central University 13 6% $36,454
26 Arlington Baptist University 13 37% $24,493
27 Bethel Seminary-St Paul 13 15% N/A
28 The King's University 12 10% $16,218
29 Olivet Nazarene University 12 1% $47,670
30 Loyola Marymount University 12 0% $67,369
31 Bethel Seminary-San Diego 12 40% N/A
32 World Mission University 11 12% $6,800
33 Biola University 10 1% $56,956
34 Vanguard University of Southern California 10 2% $48,800
35 Duquesne University 9 0% $54,364
36 Southern Nazarene University 8 1% $38,478
37 Emmanuel College 8 5% $31,592
38 Boston College 8 0% $73,092
39 Naropa University 8 3% $50,810
40 Trevecca Nazarene University 8 1% $39,484
41 Neumann University 8 1% $47,777
42 New Brunswick Theological Seminary 8 35% N/A
43 Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest 8 29% N/A
44 Amridge University 7 5% $8,400
45 Creighton University 7 0% $54,952
46 California Baptist University 7 0% $47,694
47 Central Christian College of the Bible 7 14% $24,043
48 Dallas Christian College 7 18% $33,844
49 Trinity College of Florida 7 19% $26,840
50 Greenville University 7 2% $40,348
51 Trinity Baptist College 7 11% $23,230
52 Methodist Theological School in Ohio 7 20% N/A
53 George Fox University 6 1% $50,270
54 The Master's University and Seminary 6 1% $40,582
55 Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 6 18% N/A
56 Holy Apostles College and Seminary 5 5% $22,220
57 Welch College 5 8% $34,726
58 Oakwood University 5 1% $38,762
59 Southwestern Assemblies of God University 5 1% $34,178
60 University of the Incarnate Word 5 0% $48,628
61 Northwest Nazarene University 5 1% $40,890
62 Boise Bible College 5 14% $23,818
63 Family of Faith Christian University 5 100% $22,914
64 University of St Thomas 5 1% $47,646
65 St Catherine University 4 0% $52,164
66 Hardin-Simmons University 4 1% $41,046
67 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 4 0% $41,426
68 William Carey University 4 0% $22,694
69 University of Dayton 4 0% $59,230
70 Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary 4 27% $10,848
71 Crown College 3 1% $40,762
72 Calvary University 3 5% $18,712
73 Spring Arbor University 3 0% $41,400
74 Taylor University 3 1% $47,228
75 Oklahoma Baptist University 3 1% $41,576
76 University of Portland 3 0% $62,200
77 Northwest Christian University 3 1% $42,650
78 New Hope Christian College-Eugene 3 14% $25,930
79 Barry University 3 0% $46,898
80 Asbury Theological Seminary 3 1% N/A
81 Pentecostal Theological Seminary 3 7% N/A
82 Oak Hills Christian College 2 8% $30,478
83 Faulkner University 2 0% $35,440
84 Fordham University 2 0% $74,265
85 La Salle University 2 0% $47,110
86 University of Valley Forge 2 1% $35,787
87 Malone University 2 0% $44,660
88 Cornerstone University 2 0% $36,772
89 Grace College and Theological Seminary 2 0% $35,902
90 Kansas Christian College 2 14% $17,590
91 Harding University 1 0% $30,671
92 Manhattan Christian College 1 1% $30,352
93 Central Christian College of Kansas 1 1% $30,280
94 Southwestern College 1 0% $44,809
95 Bethesda University 1 1% $8,495
96 Huntington University 1 0% $38,222
97 San Francisco Theological Seminary 1 4% N/A
98 Winebrenner Theological Seminary 1 11% N/A
99 Trinity International University-Illinois 1 0% $46,510
100 Academy for Jewish Religion-California 1 11% N/A

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Pastoral Studies/Counseling program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.