2025 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in Indiana

A degree in pastoral studies/counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #364 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 degrees in pastoral studies/counseling annually.

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Pastoral Studies/Counseling Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Indiana

The schools below may not offer all types of pastoral studies/counseling degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Indiana Schools in Pastoral Studies/Counseling

1

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

38 Pastoral Studies/Counseling Degrees Awarded

7.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global if you wish to pursue a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in pastoral studies/counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

2

Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Grace College and Theological Seminary if you wish to pursue a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Winona Lake.More information about a degree in pastoral studies/counseling from Grace College and Theological Seminary

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	64
Michigan	915	81
Illinois	870	186
Wisconsin	672	16

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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
Lay Ministry	42
Youth Ministry	36
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	18
Urban Ministry	3
Women’s Ministry	2

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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.