2025 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #424 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of pastoral studies/counseling. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 bachelor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pastoral studies/counseling students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pastoral studies/counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pastoral studies/counseling related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pastoral studies/counseling students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Pastoral Studies/Counseling

1

Lee University
Cleveland, TN

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Lee University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Lee University

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling needs to take a look at Liberty University. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Liberty University

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral studies/counseling schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	2
Tennessee	460	53
North Carolina	453	4
Georgia	453	5
Virginia	421	12
Louisiana	306	0
Mississippi	275	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	97
Lay Ministry	76
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	38
Urban Ministry	9

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.