2024 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Combined, these schools handed out 138 master's degrees in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for pastoral counseling & specialized ministries to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pastoral counseling & specialized ministries related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Pastoral Counseling

1

Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA

36 Annual Graduates

Lancaster Bible College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Lancaster Bible College

2

Westminster Theological Seminary
Glenside, PA

58 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries needs to check out Westminster Theological Seminary. Located in the large suburb of Glenside, Westminster Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Westminster Theological Seminary

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling & specialized ministries colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	28
Pennsylvania	248	104
Maryland	193	0
New Jersey	188	6

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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
Lay Ministry	82
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	35
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	16
Urban Ministry	4
Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies	1

Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	1,194
Biblical Studies	88
Religious Education	87
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	73
Religious Institution Administration and Law	22
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.