2024 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #95 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 65 doctor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pastoral studies/counseling students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pastoral studies/counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pastoral studies/counseling related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for pastoral studies/counseling students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Pastoral Studies/Counseling

1

The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

The Master's University and Seminary is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pastoral studies/counseling from The Master’s University and Seminary

2

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling has to look into George Fox University. GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg.More information about a doctorate in pastoral studies/counseling from George Fox University

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral studies/counseling colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	27
Oregon	145	38

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Pastoral Studies/Counseling Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries area of study, Pastoral Studies/Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.