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 ### UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

 College students majoring in pastoral counseling are rather uncommon. Each focus confers close to 6,156 annual undergraduate degrees; 1,323 people were granted an undergrad degree in pastoral counseling last year, making it the US' 183rd most popular major for college students. 97 of those degrees were awarded by a single college, [Moody Bible Institute](/colleges/moody-bible-institute), and 143 of those undergrad students attended school in Texas.

 163 institutions across the country offer a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling; so, finding the right institution for you could not be easy. 15.1% fewer institutions offer undergrad degrees in pastoral counseling than the average major, making it the 117th most widely available degree in the United States.

 ### GRADUATE DEGREES

 While 50% of last year's degrees in pastoral counseling were undergrad degrees; 50% were grad degrees. Pastoral counseling is the 104th most popular advanced degree in the United States of America, with 1,330 degrees conferred. For some context, the average subject is 2.1 times more popular among postgraduate students than pastoral counseling.

 In Total, 2,653 students received a bachelor's or higher in pastoral counseling last spring.

 ### ONLINE PASTORAL COUNSELING DEGREES

 334 of those 2,653 alumni (12.6%) completed their school work online - 147 undergraduate students and 187 postgrads. As you can see, very few undergrad students choose to study pastoral counseling online. It's the 106th most in-demand remote degree with 69.5% less remote students than the average subject. For master's or doctor's students, it ranks 100th, and is 69.6% south of the US average (616).

  [Southwestern Assemblies of God University](/colleges/southwestern-assemblies-of-god-university)​ conferred 37 online bachelor's degrees, more than any other college in the United States.

 Moreover, Texas graduates more pastoral counseling online students than any other state (41 undergrad degrees granted last spring). By itself, the state accounts for 28% of the field's remote students.

 11.1% of all four-year degrees in pastoral counseling are completed through an exclusively remote program, (14.1% for postgrad degrees). [Nazarene Bible College's](/colleges/nazarene-bible-college)​ last undergraduate class contained a higher percentage of online pastoral counseling majors than any other school in the United States (26.49%). 17 students in their 64 student class were awarded an online bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling. They offer 100% of their focuses entirely online, and had 696 enrolled online undergrads last fall. That's 100% of the student body.

 Undergrad degrees in pastoral counseling are available completely online at 35 institutions nationwide, making it the 117th most universally offered remote field. Just over one out of five colleges giving out the degree even have an entirely remote option. Texas has more completely remote programs than any state, with 5 institutions based there.

 If you want to study pastoral counseling online, you should check out [Southwestern Assemblies of God University](/colleges/southwestern-assemblies-of-god-university), as it has the 14th best pastoral counseling program in the US. It also provides an additional 59 degrees totally remotely, so their systems are likely reliable. Additionally, 739 remote undergrad students attend the school, which is 44% of their whole student body.

 ### PARTIALLY ONLINE PASTORAL COUNSELING DEGREES

 * 235 people last spring were conferred four-year degrees in pastoral counseling partially online
* Pastoral counseling is the 116th most widely offered partially online college degree nationwide
* Last spring, 449 people completed a bachelor's or higher in pastoral counseling partially online
* [Baptist Bible College's](/colleges/baptist-bible-college)​ last undergraduate class contained a higher percentage of partially online pastoral counseling majors than any other institution in the country (9.19%)
* Pastoral counseling is the 82nd most popular partially online advanced degree in the USA
* The typical discipline confers 1,368 undergraduate degrees per year partially online

 ### IN-PERSON PASTORAL COUNSELING DEGREES

 * Pastoral counseling is the 182nd most popular in-person college degree in the nation
* Pastoral counseling is the 247th most commonly available completely in-person bachelor's degree coast-to-coast
* 70.37% of all undergrad degree in pastoral counseling are done in-person
* 37.87% of [Baptist Bible College's](/colleges/baptist-bible-college)​ last undergraduate class majored in pastoral counseling exclusively in-person, higher than any other institution in the USA
* Illinois graduates more pastoral counseling majors exclusively in-person than any other state (112 bachelor's degrees granted last spring)
* On average, each major has roughly 20 comprehensively in-person undergraduate degree granting schools


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2023 Pastoral Counseling Cost

There are about 9,920 students enrolled in Pastoral Counseling in the USA.