Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 39.0701 - 39.0799.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 218 institutions across the United States, with a total of 10724 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

500

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

143

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,097

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

214

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,227

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

155

degrees awarded

Other Awards

7,388

awards given

Top Schools for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Redeemers University North America Greenville, TX	1,226
2	New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans, LA	410
3	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	363
4	Westminster Theological Seminary Glenside, PA	306
5	Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton, MA	303
6	The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	282
7	University of St Thomas Houston, TX	279
8	Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO	264
9	Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL	227
10	George Fox University Newberg, OR	219
11	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	219
12	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	207
13	Lee University Cleveland, TN	197
14	Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI	192
15	Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX	189
16	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	172
17	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	165
18	Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas, TX	156
19	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	141
20	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	135
21	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO	133
22	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA	129
23	World Mission University Los Angeles, CA	120
24	Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	113
25	Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, IN	111
26	North Central University Minneapolis, MN	102
27	Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA	96
28	McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, IL	90
29	Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia, GA	89
30	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	84
31	Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa Rio Piedras, PR	81
32	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL	81
33	Fordham University Bronx, NY	81
34	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC	81
35	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	81
36	Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago, IL	78
37	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	75
38	Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI	72
39	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX	69
40	Bakke Graduate University Dallas, TX	69
41	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN	66
42	Valor Christian College Canal Winchester, OH	60
43	Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin, TX	60
44	Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI	60
45	Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO	57
46	Universidad Teologica del Caribe Trujillo Alto, PR	54
47	Neumann University Aston, PA	51
48	Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO	51
49	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	51
50	Calvary University Kansas City, MO	51
51	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	51
52	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK	51
53	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	49
54	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	48
55	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte, NC	48
56	Calvin Theological Seminary Grand Rapids, MI	48
57	Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ	48
58	Welch College Gallatin, TN	45
59	Bethel University Mishawaka, IN	42
60	Visible Music College Memphis, TN	39
61	Mission University Springfield, MO	39
62	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC	39
63	Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CT	36
64	Columbia International University Columbia, SC	36
65	The King's University Southlake, TX	36
66	Family of Faith Christian University Shawnee, OK	36
67	Winebrenner Theological Seminary Findlay, OH	36
68	Taylor University Upland, IN	33
69	Northeastern Seminary Rochester, NY	33
70	Biola University La Mirada, CA	33
71	Kairos University Sioux Falls, SD	33
72	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL	33
73	Milligan University Milligan, TN	30
74	Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL	30
75	Malone University Canton, OH	30
76	Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA	30
77	Judson University Elgin, IL	30
78	Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	30
79	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	27
80	Union University Jackson, TN	27
81	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	27
82	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	27
83	University of the West Rosemead, CA	27
84	Amridge University Montgomery, AL	27
85	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX	24
86	Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA	24
87	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	24
88	Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK	24
89	Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	24
90	Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY	24
91	Emmanuel University Franklin Springs, GA	24
92	Tabor College Hillsboro, KS	24
93	Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College Tampa, FL	24
94	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA	21
95	John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR	21
96	Athenaeum of Ohio Cincinnati, OH	21
97	Gordon College Wenham, MA	21
98	Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland, TN	21
99	Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID	21
100	Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, GA	21