2026 Best Pastoral Studies/Counseling Schools in Minnesota
Pastoral Studies/Counseling is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 5 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best pastoral studies/counseling schools.
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Best Schools for Pastoral Studies/Counseling in Minnesota
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
Bethel University Minnesota tops our 2026 ranking of the best pastoral studies/counseling schools. Bethel University Minnesota is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul. Roughly 71% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 17 pastoral studies/counseling students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent data year. Students who receive their pastoral studies/counseling degree from Bethel University Minnesota earn around $45,641 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $25,639 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 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.
