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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6 master's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Missouri 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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools

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 Master’s Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Missouri

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

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary if you wish to pursue a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a 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 Missouri.

There were roughly 5 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at MBTS in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

2

Baptist Bible College
Springfield, MO

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling has to take a look at Baptist Bible College. Located in the city of Springfield, Baptist Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 pastoral studies/counseling individuals who graduated with this degree at Baptist Bible College in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Baptist Bible College

3

Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves, MO

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling needs to check out Eden Theological Seminary. Eden Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Webster Groves. More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Eden Theological Seminary

3

Calvary University
Kansas City, MO

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in pastoral studies/counseling has to look into Calvary University. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Calvary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Calvary University

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	11
Iowa	287	0
Nebraska	200	3

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Pastoral Studies/Counseling Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Lay Ministry	7
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	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.