2024 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #95 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 doctor's degrees in pastoral studies/counseling during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 complete 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for pastoral studies/counseling students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Pastoral Studies/Counseling

1

McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat McCormick Theological Seminary if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the large city of Chicago, McCormick Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pastoral studies/counseling from McCormick Theological Seminary

2

Trinity International University - Illinois
Deerfield, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Trinity International University - Illinois if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the large suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pastoral studies/counseling from Trinity International University - Illinois

3

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lisle, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Northern Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.More information about a doctorate in pastoral studies/counseling from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	253	7
Indiana	202	0

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	14

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.