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Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges
$30,495 Avg Salary
$27,729 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #168 most popular major in the country with 3,116 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Pastoral Specialized Ministries

Our 2023 rankings named Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. HUC - JIR is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Glenside, Westminster Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, PA

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Valley Forge landed the # 3 spot on the list. UVF is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Phoenixville.

On average, pastoral counseling graduates from UVF take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

The excellent programs at Eastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Davids.

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#5

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, PA

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster Bible College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, pastoral counseling graduates from Lancaster Bible College take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, PA

Clarks Summit University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. It came in at #6 on the list. CSU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Abington Township.

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#7

Nyack College

Nyack, NY

Nyack College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nyack is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nyack.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 188
New York 44
Maryland 0
New Jersey 6
District of Columbia 0

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Religious Education 1,417
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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