2025 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 #161 in popularity out of 363 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28 bachelor's degrees in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pastoral counseling & specialized ministries related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Pastoral Counseling

1

Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO

10 Annual Graduates

Colorado Christian University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lakewood.More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Colorado Christian University

2

Nazarene Bible College
Colorado Springs, CO

17 Annual Graduates

Nazarene Bible College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Nazarene Bible College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Colorado Springs.More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Nazarene Bible College

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling & specialized ministries schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	190	24
Idaho	171	9

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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Theology & Religious Vocations area of study, Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pastoral Counseling Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	17
Lay Ministry	8
Youth Ministry	3

Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biblical Studies	49
Theological & Ministerial Studies	26
Missionary Studies	6
Religious Education	4
Sacred Music	4

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.