A Word from Bob 

I’ve collated today’s post from The Annual Guide to Biblical Counseling Resources: 2020 Edition. This guide provides 230 pages that collate 920 biblical counseling resources. I’ve since transferred The Annual Guide to the Biblical Counseling Coalition. You can find the current year edition here at the BCC.

Note #1: For a list of 17 international schools with biblical counseling training, visit: 17 International Schools with Biblical Counseling Degree Programs.

Note #2: This list highlights higher education institutions (undergrad and grad) in the United States where you can earn a biblical counseling degree—either a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate.

Note #3: Schools included self-described as committed to biblical counseling and would affirm the Biblical Counseling Coalition’s Confessional Statement.

Note #4: The following information was accurate at the time of the release of this year’s Annual Guide. Information of this type is subject to change—including links and leadership—and even institutions—in this age of higher education mergers.

US Schools (Undergrad and Grad) with Biblical Counseling Degree Programs

Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary (MO)

BBC/TS offers a BS in Biblical Counseling (123 SH) and an MA in Biblical Counseling (60 SH).

Bob Jones University (BJU)

BJU offers a BA in Biblical Counseling (120 SH) and an MA in Biblical Counseling (45 SH).

Birmingham Theological Seminary (BTS)

BTS offers an MA in Biblical Counseling (63 SH) and a D.Min. in Biblical Counseling (40 SH).

Central Baptist Theological Seminary (CBTS)

CBTS in Plymouth, Minnesota offers an MA in Biblical Counseling (52 SH).

Christ’s Theological Seminary (CTS)

Located in Ormond Beach, FL, CTS offers an MA in Biblical Counseling (60 SH). 

College of Biblical Studies (CBS)

Located in Houston and Indianapolis (after an acquisition/merger with Crossroads Bible College), CBS offers a BS with a Major in Biblical Counseling (120 SH).

Faith Bible Seminary (FBS)

FBS is located in Lafayette, IN. FBS offers a blended (online and onsite modular classes) MA in Biblical Counseling (36 SH), along with an M.Div. with a Biblical Counseling emphasis (86 SH).

Maranatha Baptist University (MBU)

Located in Watertown, WI (formerly Maranatha Baptist Bible College), MBU offers a BA in Biblical Counseling (120 SH) and an MA in Biblical Counseling (33 SH). 

The Master’s University/Seminary/Graduate School (TMU, TMS)

They offer a BS in Biblical Studies with a Biblical Counseling Major (122 SH), an online BS in Biblical Counseling (122 SH), and an MA in Biblical Counseling (34 SH).

Metro Baltimore Seminary (MBS)

MBS offers a BA in Theology and an M.Div. Each degree includes a 360-hour practicum component available in 5 tracks, including Biblical Counseling. 

Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (MABTS)

In conjunction with The Institute for Nouthetic Studies (Jay Adams and Donn Arms), MABTS offers several degrees in biblical counseling including a BA in Biblical Counseling and an M.Div. in Biblical Counseling.

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MWBTS)

Spurgeon College offers a BA in Biblical Counseling. MWBTS offers an MA in Biblical Counseling (60 SH), an MTS in Biblical Counseling (45 SH), an M.Div. in Biblical Counseling (90 SH), a D.Min. with a Biblical Counseling Emphasis (36 SH),and a Ph.D. with a Biblical Counseling Emphasis (52 SH).

Montana Bible College (MBC)

MBC offers a BA in Biblical Studies with a Biblical Counseling Concentration (120 SH).

The North American Reformed Seminary (TNARS)

TNARS offers a self-paced, independent study D.Min. in Nouthetic Counseling (36 SH).

Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS)

Located in Pittsburg, RPTS offers biblical counseling concentrations in their M.Div., MTS, and D.Min. programs.

Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte (RTSC)

RTS Charlotte offers Certificates in Christian Counseling (13 and 11 SH), an MA in Christian Counseling (66 SH), along with an M.Div. with a Counseling Emphasis (106 SH).

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS)

SEBTS offers several degrees in biblical counseling including an MA in Biblical Counseling (64 SH), an M.Div. in Biblical Counseling (88 SH), and a Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling (60 SH). 

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary/Boyce College (SBTS)

SBTS offers an MA in Biblical Counseling (60 SH), an M.Div. in Biblical Counseling (88 SH), a D.Min. with a Concentration in Biblical Counseling (32 SH), a Doctor of Educational Ministry in Biblical Counseling (46 SH),  and a Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling (71 SH). Boyce College offers a BS in Biblical Counseling (129 SH).

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS)

SWBTS offers an MA in Biblical Counseling (65 SH) and a Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling (52 SH). 

Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS)

WTS offers an MA in Counseling (60 SH) along with a D.Min. with a Concentration in Counseling.

Join the Conversation 

What additional US schools (undergrad and grad) with biblical counseling degree programs (that self-describe as BC schools affirming the BCC Confessional Statement) would you recommend?

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