2024 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #198 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for pastoral studies/counseling students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 130 master's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pastoral studies/counseling students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pastoral studies/counseling students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pastoral studies/counseling related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pastoral studies/counseling students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Pastoral Studies/Counseling

1

Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling needs to take a look at Dallas Theological Seminary. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary

2

Hardin - Simmons University
Abilene, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Hardin - Simmons University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Abilene.More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Hardin - Simmons University

2

Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Oral Roberts University is a good option for individuals interested in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. ORU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tulsa.More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Oral Roberts University

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral studies/counseling schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	125
Oklahoma	257	5
New Mexico	160	0

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Pastoral Studies/Counseling Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries area of study, Pastoral Studies/Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	38
Youth Ministry	28
Urban Ministry	4
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	1

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.