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

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 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the most popular for pastoral studies/counseling students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 master's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Pastoral Studies/Counseling School for Your Master's Degree

The pastoral studies/counseling master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Ohio ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of pastoral studies/counseling students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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 Ohio

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

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University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

2 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Dayton is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Dayton.

There were approximately 2 pastoral studies/counseling individuals who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

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1

Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Delaware, OH

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling has to take a look at Methodist Theological School in Ohio. Located in the large suburb of Delaware, MTSO is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling in Ohio.

There were about 2 pastoral studies/counseling individuals who graduated with this degree at MTSO in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Methodist Theological School in Ohio

3

Ashland University
Ashland, OH

Ashland University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Ashland. More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Ashland University

3

Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH

Mount St. Joseph University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Mount St. Joe is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Cincinnati. More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Mount St. Joseph University

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	75
Michigan	470	55
Indiana	352	31
Wisconsin	302	5

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Lay Ministry	17
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	4

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.