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About Pastoral Studies/Counseling

A program that focuses on the theory and principles of pastoral care and prepares ordained clergy to provide non-clinical pastoral counseling to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in pastoral leadership, counseling psychology; crisis intervention; individual and group procedures; theological and spiritual counseling; pastoral care; and applications to specific types of ministry.

California grants the most Bachelors degrees in Pastoral Studies/Counseling of all US states with 56 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Pastoral Studies/Counseling can expect about 42% percent of their classmates to be women and 58% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Masters degree. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Pastoral Studies/Counseling is $32,900.

Popularity of Pastoral Studies/Counseling Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Pastoral Studies/Counseling degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top careers related to Pastoral Studies/Counseling, include Clergy and Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, both of which have many employment opportunities. Yet there are jobs that pay more, like Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary. the most in-demand position for Pastoral Studies/Counseling majors is Directors, Religious Activities and Education.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Pastoral Studies/Counseling majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Pastoral Studies/Counseling majors.

  2. #2 Clergy

Student Demographics

Total Students
353
Female Students
149 (42%)
Male Students
204 (57%)
White (217, 61%)
Hispanic or Latino (54, 15%)
Black or African American (34, 10%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (15, 4%)
Asian (10, 3%)
U.S. Nonresident (10, 3%)
Two or more races (6, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (4, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (3, 1%)

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