2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in California

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 doctor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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 pastoral studies/counseling.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in California

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

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

1

The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA

21 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The Master's University and Seminary is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling in California. More information about a doctorate in pastoral studies/counseling from The Master’s University and Seminary

2

America Evangelical University
Los Angeles, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling needs to look into America Evangelical University. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, America Evangelical University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in pastoral studies/counseling from America Evangelical University

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	135	37

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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.