2024 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

a master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #100 out of 343 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 master's degrees in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students go into to obtain their master'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 full 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 master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Pastoral Counseling

1

Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA

36 Annual Graduates

Lancaster Bible College is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Lancaster.More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Lancaster Bible College

2

Westminster Theological Seminary
Glenside, PA

58 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Westminster Theological Seminary if you wish to pursue a master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Westminster Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Westminster Theological Seminary

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	28
Maryland	193	0
New Jersey	188	6

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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
Lay Ministry	58
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	31
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	14
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	455
Biblical Studies	52
Religious Institution Administration and Law	22
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	7
Religious Education	1

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.