2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling sits in the middle of the road, ranking #427 out of 815 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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 10 doctor's degrees in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling.

 

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

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling.

Most Well Attended Schools for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Loyola University Maryland is one of the most popular schools in the country 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 moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling in Maryland. More information about a doctorate in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling from Loyola University Maryland

2

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is one of the most popular 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. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling in Missouri. More information about a doctorate in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

 

Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling by Region

View the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling for a specific region near you.

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

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Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	132
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	57
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	36
Clinical/Medical Social Work	17
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	11
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	11
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy	7
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist	4

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.