2025 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pastoral studies/counseling students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pastoral studies/counseling students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 colleges for pastoral studies/counseling students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools

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 Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

1

North Central University
Minneapolis, MN

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling needs to check out North Central University. North Central University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling from North Central University

2

Ozark Christian College
Joplin, MO

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling needs to check out Ozark Christian College. Ozark Christian College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Joplin.More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral studies/counseling from Ozark Christian College

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	29
Minnesota	446	23
Kansas	352	1

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Pastoral Studies/Counseling Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	66
Youth Ministry	33
Lay Ministry	33

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.