2025 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #161 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pastoral counseling & specialized ministries related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries in Indiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries.

Top Indiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Pastoral Counseling

1

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN

21 Annual Graduates

$19,836 Median Starting Salary

$22,338 Median Student Debt

Indiana Wesleyan University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the pastoral counseling program state that they receive average early career earnings of $19,836.

More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Indiana Wesleyan University

2

Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN

20 Annual Graduates

$25,060 Median Starting Salary

Grace College and Theological Seminary is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Winona Lake.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the pastoral counseling program make an average of $25,060 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Grace College and Theological Seminary

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	44
Ohio	252	12
Illinois	241	99
Wisconsin	213	10

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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Theology & Religious Vocations area of study, Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pastoral Counseling Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Youth Ministry	22
Lay Ministry	20
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	18
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	89
Biblical Studies	65
Religious Education	13
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	9
Sacred Music	4
Missionary Studies	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.