2024 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #100 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

There was only one school in California to review for the 2024 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Pastoral Counseling

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The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA

42 Annual Graduates

$46,685 Median Starting Salary

The Master's University and Seminary is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. The Master's University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

Students who graduate with their master's from the pastoral counseling program state that they receive average early career wages of $46,685.

More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from The Master’s University and Seminary

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	183	19
Oregon	158	8
Hawaii	85	0

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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Theology & Religious Vocations area of study, Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pastoral Counseling Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	65
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	59
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	10

Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	926
Biblical Studies	92
Missionary Studies	78
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	64
Religious Education	16
Sacred Music	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.