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2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$42,116 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #109 most popular major in the country with 1,624 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Nazarene University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iliff School of Theology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Iliff School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#4

Naropa University

Boulder, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naropa University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Naropa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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#5

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Denver Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 7
Utah 5
Idaho 11

One of 7 majors within the area of study, pastoral counseling and specialized ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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).

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