2026 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Pastoral Studies/Counseling degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 12 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best pastoral studies/counseling schools.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 Neumann University this year for pastoral studies/counseling. Located in the suburb of Aston, Neumann University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 53%. About 15 pastoral studies/counseling degrees were awarded at Neumann University in the most recent year. Graduates of the pastoral studies/counseling program make about $56,542 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $28,450.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 12 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.
