2024 Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #464 in popularity out of 862 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2024 Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Maryland is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling from Loyola University Maryland

Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling by Region

View the Best Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Related Rankings by Major

Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	141
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	56
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	31
Clinical/Medical Social Work	14
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	11
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	10
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist	8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	6
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.