2026 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in Ohio
Pastoral Studies/Counseling degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for pastoral studies/counseling students.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Ohio
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pastoral studies/counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Pastoral Studies/Counseling
No school ranked higher than Valor Christian College this year for pastoral studies/counseling. This small private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Canal Winchester. There were roughly 29 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Valor Christian College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their pastoral studies/counseling degree from Valor Christian College earn around $29,571 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $17,635 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
