2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Oregon

If you plan on getting your master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #195 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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the most popular for pastoral studies/counseling students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5 master's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for pastoral studies/counseling.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Oregon

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

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

1

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Fox University if you want to pursue a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU 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 master's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling in Oregon. More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from George Fox University

2

University of Portland
Portland, OR

2 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Portland is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from University of Portland

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	73
Washington	408	15
Hawaii	112	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is one of 6 different types of Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries programs to choose from.

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.