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2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Texas

16 Colleges
$30,790 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries School for You

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is the #69 most popular major in Texas with 214 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Texas 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 Dallas Theological Seminary the most popular school in Texas 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Texas list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Texas list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, Seminary of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bakke Graduate University is a great place for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the large city of Dallas, BGU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Abilene Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

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#10

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, TX

With a ranking of #10, Howard Payne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pastoral counseling and specialized ministries students. Located in the town of Brownwood, Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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