Best Colleges for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (2024)
151 colleges offer Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
#1
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH
$80,928/yr
74.4% accept
#2
University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN
$73,739/yr
85.4% accept
#3
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL
$71,530/yr
81.6% accept
#4
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
$67,416/yr
96.6% accept
#5
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA
$66,677/yr
88.4% accept
#6
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, CA
$63,998/yr
83.7% accept
#7
Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN
$63,764/yr
87.8% accept
#8
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, KS
$62,972/yr
78.8% accept
#9
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL
$60,327/yr
90.3% accept
#10
Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, IN
$59,986/yr
88.9% accept
#11
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, OK
$59,841/yr
66.2% accept
#12
George Fox UniversityNewberg, OR
$59,761/yr
93.5% accept
#13
North Park UniversityChicago, IL
$59,572/yr
68.5% accept
#14
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CA
$59,541/yr
62.4% accept
#15
Madonna UniversityLivonia, MI
$59,058/yr
63.4% accept
#16
Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME
$59,045/yr
83.5% accept
#17
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN
$58,829/yr
82.0% accept
#18
Marian UniversityIndianapolis, IN
$58,759/yr
95.5% accept
#19
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL
$58,469/yr
82.4% accept
#20
Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI
$58,375/yr
70.9% accept
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All Colleges Offering Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | $22,465 | 99% | 64% | 50,012 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | $53,710 | 82% | 75% | 11,737 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | $54,398 | 85% | 76% | 6,245 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | $41,342 | N/A | 60% | 5,549 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland | $32,950 | 53% | 43% | 4,813 |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | $21,650 | 38% | 56% | 4,729 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | $37,090 | 98% | 51% | 4,440 |
| Samford University | Birmingham | $40,150 | 82% | 78% | 4,206 |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville | $37,150 | 65% | 73% | 4,024 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | $35,470 | 99% | 56% | 3,487 |
| Harding University | Searcy | $26,262 | 71% | 70% | 3,382 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | $39,350 | 71% | 76% | 3,193 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | $46,250 | 84% | 76% | 3,188 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $34,970 | 55% | 67% | 3,183 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | $40,572 | 68% | 70% | 2,997 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | $32,520 | 96% | 48% | 2,893 |
| Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | $27,998 | 80% | 44% | 2,840 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $27,300 | 66% | 50% | 2,773 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | $44,458 | 88% | 63% | 2,759 |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Belton | $32,020 | 96% | 51% | 2,759 |
| George Fox University | Newberg | $42,750 | 94% | 70% | 2,699 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | $23,790 | 71% | 62% | 2,617 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | $38,900 | 56% | 61% | 2,603 |
| Dominican University | River Forest | $38,978 | 90% | 59% | 2,561 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | $45,452 | 82% | 52% | 2,494 |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada | $39,800 | 74% | 75% | 2,489 |
| Eastern University | Saint Davids | $38,400 | 91% | 55% | 2,404 |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | $40,190 | 89% | 59% | 2,403 |
| Marian University | Indianapolis | $40,664 | 95% | 64% | 2,266 |
| William Carey University | Hattiesburg | $15,480 | 60% | 51% | 2,201 |
| Taylor University | Upland | $40,490 | 74% | 75% | 2,025 |
| Point University | West Point | $24,000 | 44% | 38% | 1,996 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Marion | $32,352 | 89% | 67% | 1,974 |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia | $37,800 | 97% | 58% | 1,953 |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Costa Mesa | $41,700 | 62% | 56% | 1,933 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | $27,180 | 97% | 55% | 1,885 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | $44,226 | 88% | 73% | 1,871 |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | $25,800 | 67% | 55% | 1,819 |
| North Park University | Chicago | $36,710 | 69% | 57% | 1,818 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | $31,300 | 69% | 54% | 1,737 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | $28,440 | 63% | 59% | 1,632 |
| The Master's University and Seminary | Santa Clarita | $39,020 | 84% | 66% | 1,622 |
| Union University | Jackson | $40,025 | 60% | 68% | 1,607 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | $34,500 | 68% | 66% | 1,602 |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center | $37,050 | 68% | 68% | 1,597 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster | $29,990 | 56% | 69% | 1,569 |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | $36,460 | 96% | 58% | 1,567 |
| Faulkner University | Montgomery | $23,920 | 73% | 38% | 1,549 |
| Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | $15,786 | 83% | 62% | 1,510 |
| Nelson University | Waxahachie | $25,064 | 89% | 39% | 1,479 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs | $31,756 | 76% | 69% | 1,471 |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary | Winona Lake | $31,200 | 82% | 69% | 1,464 |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany | $31,190 | N/A | 50% | 1,455 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | $37,920 | 93% | 68% | 1,442 |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | $33,640 | 63% | 65% | 1,420 |
| University of Dallas | Irving | $53,930 | 53% | 70% | 1,403 |
| Drury University | Springfield | $36,745 | 58% | 64% | 1,383 |
| East Texas Baptist University | Marshall | $30,680 | 58% | 48% | 1,352 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | $35,570 | 49% | 51% | 1,308 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | $23,000 | 78% | 62% | 1,298 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin | $37,150 | 93% | 58% | 1,294 |
| Gordon College | Wenham | $30,700 | 69% | 68% | 1,278 |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | $28,540 | 73% | 50% | 1,252 |
| Evangel University | Springfield | $28,548 | 72% | 65% | 1,229 |
| Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online | Addison | $14,520 | 100% | N/A | 1,219 |
| University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | $21,750 | 83% | 62% | 1,218 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | $25,620 | 60% | 70% | 1,212 |
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale | $35,098 | 71% | 41% | 1,165 |
| Midland University | Fremont | $42,050 | 66% | 43% | 1,159 |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville | $22,512 | 45% | 47% | 1,153 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati | $38,150 | 59% | 56% | 1,129 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls | $33,450 | N/A | 61% | 1,096 |
| Huntington University | Huntington | $31,870 | 76% | 66% | 1,082 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | $45,080 | 93% | 67% | 1,073 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $37,240 | 79% | 52% | 1,057 |
| Shorter University | Rome | $24,630 | 96% | 37% | 1,028 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa | $40,794 | 65% | 65% | 1,024 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | $34,014 | 52% | 61% | 1,010 |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | $34,600 | 98% | 55% | 1,008 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | $37,174 | 79% | 49% | 983 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Standish | $44,420 | 84% | 67% | 964 |
| Greenville University | Greenville | $32,200 | 98% | 46% | 955 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | $39,822 | 76% | 35% | 924 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton | $44,571 | 50% | 44% | 906 |
| Toccoa Falls College | Toccoa Falls | $23,950 | 66% | 45% | 875 |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | New Orleans | $12,468 | N/A | 51% | 865 |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville | $24,600 | 38% | 35% | 862 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Louisville | $11,046 | 56% | 42% | 848 |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | $20,605 | 85% | 61% | 820 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | $40,450 | 72% | 62% | 818 |
| Simpson University | Redding | $39,708 | 86% | 45% | 809 |
| Malone University | Canton | $37,160 | 76% | 48% | 798 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | $31,410 | 23% | 54% | 796 |
| Rochester University | Rochester Hills | $29,196 | 98% | 43% | 792 |
| Thiel College | Greenville | $38,344 | 72% | 46% | 788 |
| Emmanuel University | Franklin Springs | $25,500 | 74% | 38% | 775 |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | Langhorne | $34,009 | 88% | 62% | 775 |
| Brewton-Parker College | Mount Vernon | $20,120 | 96% | 22% | 774 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Kansas City | $10,120 | 96% | 59% | 747 |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | $21,122 | 65% | 59% | 743 |
| Grace Christian University | Wyoming | $18,690 | 99% | 46% | 716 |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | $27,900 | 94% | 55% | 716 |
| Howard Payne University | Brownwood | $34,982 | 67% | 30% | 713 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | $32,220 | 99% | 65% | 709 |
| Judson University | Elgin | $31,360 | 48% | 56% | 708 |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $35,410 | 69% | 49% | 702 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville | $33,550 | 66% | 32% | 673 |
| Northwest University | Kirkland | $36,035 | 83% | 67% | 645 |
| Bluefield University | Bluefield | $26,770 | 59% | 22% | 614 |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin | $16,000 | 94% | 66% | 602 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest | $11,318 | 75% | 54% | 585 |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton | $37,362 | 67% | 51% | 582 |
| Hope International University | Fullerton | $38,050 | 33% | 48% | 564 |
| Maranatha Baptist University | Watertown | $21,550 | 72% | 65% | 541 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | $33,700 | 48% | 34% | 538 |
| Bushnell University | Eugene | $35,800 | 67% | 59% | 517 |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro | $36,200 | 65% | 33% | 494 |
| University of Valley Forge | Phoenixville | $25,240 | 61% | 52% | 471 |
| Life Pacific University | San Dimas | $22,118 | 96% | 48% | 456 |
| York University | York | $23,000 | 52% | 44% | 428 |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston | Houston | $9,350 | N/A | N/A | 419 |
| Trinity Baptist College | Jacksonville | $15,100 | 53% | 38% | 386 |
| Mission University | Springfield | $16,950 | N/A | 41% | 381 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson | $21,000 | 53% | 25% | 380 |
| Warner Pacific University | Portland | $22,220 | 71% | 66% | 375 |
| South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary | Deerfield Beach | $7,980 | N/A | 25% | 373 |
| University of the Southwest | Hobbs | $16,670 | N/A | 23% | 346 |
| Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | $10,482 | N/A | N/A | 284 |
| Arlington Baptist University | Arlington | $20,830 | N/A | 14% | 284 |
| Gods Bible School and College | Cincinnati | $7,710 | 75% | 45% | 281 |
| Randall University | Moore | $17,714 | 58% | 23% | 267 |
| The King's University | Southlake | $12,480 | 61% | 44% | 251 |
| Welch College | Gallatin | $21,400 | N/A | 57% | 226 |
| Dallas Christian College | Dallas | $21,730 | 22% | 26% | 224 |
| World Mission University | Los Angeles | $6,920 | N/A | N/A | 207 |
| Union Bible College | Westfield | $6,700 | 91% | 43% | 206 |
| Bethesda University | Anaheim | $7,220 | N/A | 14% | 205 |
| Great Lakes Christian College | Lansing | $19,520 | N/A | 31% | 197 |
| Manna University | Fayetteville | $9,105 | 53% | 74% | 183 |
| Universidad Teologica del Caribe | Trujillo Alto | $6,660 | N/A | 30% | 173 |
| Barclay College | Haviland | $24,590 | 51% | 43% | 168 |
| Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould | $16,670 | N/A | 30% | 165 |
| Calvary University | Kansas City | $14,094 | 72% | 52% | 154 |
| Central Christian College of the Bible | Moberly | $12,200 | N/A | 32% | 154 |
| Trinity College of Florida | Trinity | $16,300 | 92% | N/A | 148 |
| Manhattan Christian College | Manhattan | $19,126 | 100% | 50% | 146 |
| Kuyper College | Grand Rapids | $27,660 | 69% | 52% | 145 |
| Kansas Christian College | Overland Park | $11,720 | N/A | 17% | 143 |
| Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa | Rio Piedras | $4,560 | N/A | 14% | 137 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | $17,280 | 62% | 32% | 132 |
| Pacific Rim Christian University | Honolulu | $13,580 | N/A | 49% | 129 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries?
There are 151 colleges offering Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries?
Based on graduate earnings, Ohio Northern University is among the top colleges for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries with median earnings of $80,928.
What are the top 3 colleges for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries?
The top colleges for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries include Ohio Northern University, University of St Thomas, Loyola University Chicago.