2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in Massachusetts

If you plan on getting your master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #111 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 master'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 Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in pastoral counseling matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in Massachusetts ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in Massachusetts

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

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

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Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton, MA

38 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. Located in the large suburb of South Hamilton, Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 38 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who graduated with this degree at Gordon - Conwell Seminary in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint John's Seminary
Brighton, MA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint John's Seminary is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. Saint John's Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brighton.

There were approximately 6 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries individuals who graduated with this degree at Saint John's Seminary in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Saint John’s Seminary

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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries needs to check out Merrimack College. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Merrimack College

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has to check out Anna Maria College. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Anna Maria College

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	150	3

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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Related Rankings by Major

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

Pastoral Counseling Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Lay Ministry	33
Urban Ministry	12

Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	523
Biblical Studies	38
Religious Education	16
Missionary Studies	3
Sacred Music	3

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.