by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Pastoral Studies/Counseling is the 364th most popular major in the country with 1,380 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 357 pastoral studies/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major” ranking analyzed 69 colleges that offered a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pastoral studies/counseling program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The pastoral studies/counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major”.
Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Arlington Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Arlington Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Bible College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Baptist Bible College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Life Pacific College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. Life Pacific College is a small school located in San Dimas, California that handed out 33 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad Teologica del Caribe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. UTC is located in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Rim Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Pacific Rim Christian University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Pacific Rim Christian University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Union Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking, coming in at #6. Westfield, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Union Bible College
The King’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking, coming in at #7. The King’s University is a small school located in Southlake, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Calvary University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking, coming in at #8. Calvary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dallas Christian College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Dallas Christian College Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. Located in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa
Grace College of Divinity came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking. Grace College of Divinity is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Grace College of Divinity
World Mission University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking. World Mission University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at World Mission University
Ozark Christian College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. Ozark Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Ozark Christian College
Moody Bible Institute ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Moody Bible Institute Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Lee University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Lee University
Boise Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking, coming in at #16. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
North Central University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Pastoral Studies/Counseling at North Central University
With a ranking of #18, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. MBU is a small school located in Watertown, Wisconsin that handed out 7 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Valley Forge landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking. University of Valley Forge is a small school located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Valley Forge Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Emmanuel College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. Franklin Springs, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Crown College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking, coming in at #22. IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana Wesleyan University Pastoral Studies/Counseling Report
Trinity College of Florida ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. Trinity, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major ranking. CCCTS is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Taylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pastoral Studies/Counseling Major list. This small school is located in Upland, Indiana, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s pastoral studies/counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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