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

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries sits in the middle of the road, ranking #161 out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 94 bachelor's degrees in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 colleges 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 Texas 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 Texas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for pastoral counseling & specialized ministries students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Pastoral Counseling

1

Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, TX

57 Annual Graduates

$30,910 Median Starting Salary

$32,345 Median Student Debt

Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the pastoral counseling program report average early career wages of $30,910.

More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from Southwestern Assemblies of God University

2

The King's University
Southlake, TX

12 Annual Graduates

The King's University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries. TKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Southlake.More information about a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling & specialized ministries from The King’s University

Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	200	9
Oklahoma	190	26
New Mexico	133	0

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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
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	60
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	30
Youth Ministry	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Pastoral Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biblical Studies	114
Theological & Ministerial Studies	105
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	46
Religious Education	22
Missionary Studies	16
Sacred Music	16
Religious Institution Administration and Law	2

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.