2024 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in California
2Colleges in California
128Pastoral Studies/Counseling Degrees Awarded
Pastoral Studies/Counseling is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #364 most popular degree program in the country. 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 Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 128 degrees in pastoral studies/counseling to qualified students.
The pastoral studies/counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in California.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pastoral studies/counseling degree levels they offer.
Top California Schools in Pastoral Studies/Counseling
It's hard to beat The Master's University and Seminary if you wish to pursue a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were roughly 31 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at The Master's University in the most recent year we have data available.
Life Pacific College is a good option for students interested in a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the large suburb of San Dimas, LIFE Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 28 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at LIFE Bible College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Removed schools reflect instances of new data identified post-publication that warrant removal of a school from this year’s ranking.