2025 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in California
3Colleges in California
129Pastoral 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 California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 129 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
The pastoral studies/counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in California.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in California
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 California Schools in Pastoral Studies/Counseling
It is difficult to beat The Master's University and Seminary if you want to pursue 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 colleges nationwide means The Master's University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at The Master's University in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in pastoral studies/counseling has to look into Biola University. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of La Mirada. This university ranks 86th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 5 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent data year.
Life Pacific College is a great choice for students pursuing 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 about 33 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at LIFE Bible College in the most recent data year.
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.
