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2023 Most Popular Online Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree Schools

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

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Northern Baptist Theological Seminary to be the most popular school for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in pastoral counseling at the school are women while 89% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, CCCTS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Amridge University is a great place for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their online doctor’s degree. Amridge is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

Women make up 50% of the pastoral counseling majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 4 spot on the list. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is a great place for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, FBBC&TS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Southwest is a great place for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the United States. Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend America Evangelical University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor’s Degree Schools list. America Evangelical University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the area of study, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 schools only.

  • 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).

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