2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Pennsylvania

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #377 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for pastoral studies/counseling students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for pastoral studies/counseling.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Pennsylvania

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for pastoral studies/counseling students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lancaster Bible College is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling in Pennsylvania. More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Lancaster Bible College

2

University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, PA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Valley Forge if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. UVF is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Phoenixville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling in Pennsylvania. More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling from University of Valley Forge

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Maryland	352	0
New Jersey	332	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pastoral Studies/Counseling

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

Majors Similar to Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Youth Ministry	31
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	5
Urban Ministry	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.