2025 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
169Pastoral Studies/Counseling Degrees Awarded
Pastoral Studies/Counseling is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #364 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 169 degrees in pastoral studies/counseling annually.
Choosing a Great Pastoral Studies/Counseling School
Your choice of pastoral studies/counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Pastoral Studies/Counseling School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Pastoral Studies/Counseling Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pastoral studies/counseling degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Pastoral Studies/Counseling
The Master's University and Seminary is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #383 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means The Master's University is a great university overall.
There were about 26 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at The Master's University in the most recent year we have data available.
Biola University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of La Mirada. This university ranks 86th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 5 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Life Pacific College if you wish to pursue a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the suburb of San Dimas, LIFE Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 118th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 33 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at LIFE Bible College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of pastoral studies/counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Pastoral Studies/Counseling School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
