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2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree 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.

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 Pastoral Specialized Ministries Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries program at each school on the list.

Check out the pastoral counseling doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary the most popular school in the United States for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, SBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the pastoral counseling majors at the school.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Fox University is a great place for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

Of the 38 students majoring in pastoral counseling at GFU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Master's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means McCormick Theological Seminary is a great place for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. McCormick Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 45% of the students majoring in pastoral counseling at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Baptist Theological Seminary is a great place for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit college 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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With a ranking of #6, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

Women make up 11% of the pastoral counseling majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Bakke Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, BGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in pastoral counseling at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in pastoral counseling at the school are women while 42% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Westminster Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students working on their doctor’s degree. Westminster Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.

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#10

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

About 86% of the students majoring in pastoral counseling at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 27 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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