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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 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 Missouri 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 Missouri

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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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City. 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 Missouri.

There were about 5 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries individuals who graduated with this degree at MBTS in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Urshan Graduate School of Theology
Florissant, MO

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has to check out Urshan Graduate School of Theology. Located in the suburb of Florissant, Urshan Graduate School of Theology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 5 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students who graduated with this degree at Urshan Graduate School of Theology in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Urshan Graduate School of Theology

3

Baptist Bible College
Springfield, MO

3 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has to take a look at Baptist Bible College. Baptist Bible College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Springfield.

There were about 3 pastoral counseling and specialized ministries individuals who graduated with this degree at Baptist Bible College in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Baptist Bible College

4

Covenant Theological Seminary
Saint Louis, MO

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries needs to check out Covenant Theological Seminary. Covenant Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries in Missouri. More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Covenant Theological Seminary

5

Calvary University
Kansas City, MO

Calvary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Kansas City. More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Calvary University

5

Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves, MO

Located in the large suburb of Webster Groves, Eden Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries from Eden Theological Seminary

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	169	14
Iowa	146	0
Kansas	144	5
Nebraska	116	3
South Dakota	84	6

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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	7
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	6
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	2

Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	449
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	21
Missionary Studies	10
Biblical Studies	7
Religious Education	7
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.