2026 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in Pennsylvania
Pastoral Studies/Counseling programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their pastoral studies/counseling programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools to find the best for pastoral studies/counseling students.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall pastoral studies/counseling education in Pennsylvania.
Top Schools in Pastoral Studies/Counseling
Neumann University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Aston. About 53% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 15 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Neumann University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, pastoral studies/counseling degree recipients from Neumann University generally make around $56,542. Students borrow a median of $28,450 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 6 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.
