2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in North Carolina

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #151 in popularity out of 338 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The pastoral counseling bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in North Carolina ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries.

Most Well Attended Schools for Pastoral Counseling Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Elizabeth City, NC

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Mid-Atlantic Christian University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. Mid-Atlantic Christian University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Elizabeth City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries in North Carolina.

There were roughly 5 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who graduated with this degree at Mid-Atlantic Christian University in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
Charlotte, NC

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. Located in the large city of Charlotte, CCCTS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who graduated with this degree at CCCTS in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary

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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. Located in the suburb of Wake Forest, SEBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 1 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries individuals who graduated with this degree at SEBTS in the most recent data year.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	15
Florida	214	33
Tennessee	209	124
Virginia	206	117
South Carolina	188	25
Alabama	183	10
Kentucky	177	14
Arkansas	164	24
Mississippi	158	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Pastoral Counseling Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Youth Ministry	5
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	1
Urban Ministry	1

Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biblical Studies	88
Theological & Ministerial Studies	66
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	9
Missionary Studies	4
Sacred Music	4
Religious Education	2

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.