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2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Southwest Region

19 Colleges
$28,975 Avg Salary
$32,072 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the pastoral counseling programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Dallas Theological Seminary the most popular school in the Southwest Region for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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The excellent programs at University of St. Thomas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Southwest Region . UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, Seminary of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bakke Graduate University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, BGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Abilene Christian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. Located in the city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Family of Faith Christian University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. FFCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Shawnee.

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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pastoral counseling and specialized ministries programs. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges by State

Explore the best pastoral counseling and specialized ministries colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 214
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 0

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

Majors Similar to Pastoral Counseling

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 19 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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