2027 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in Virginia
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.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for pastoral studies/counseling students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Virginia
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
Liberty University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in pastoral studies/counseling. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. The six-year graduation rate is 67%. Liberty University awarded about 83 pastoral studies/counseling degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their pastoral studies/counseling degree from Liberty University earn around $34,083 in the first couple years of their career. Liberty University graduates carry a median of $23,750 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 1 school 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).
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