Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
1,729 students earn a pastoral counseling and specialized ministries credential each year across 133 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $33,407
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $40,556
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 117 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan34$48,9161 year out—$38,4532Evangel UniversitySpringfield, Missouri0$41,3571 year out$39,859$27,0003Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas4$38,4731 year out——4Life Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, California32$37,4361 year out$40,556$24,0835Taylor UniversityUpland, Indiana11$37,0351 year out——6Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois63$35,4261 year out$43,388$12,0007Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania21$35,2861 year out$34,930$22,5848Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida8$35,2091 year out—$26,0009Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee60$35,1891 year out$43,323$28,75010Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia68$34,0831 year out$50,386$23,75011Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia44$33,4071 year out$32,738$35,50012Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana9$31,0461 year out—$23,31913Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas57$30,9101 year out$38,540$26,75014Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee5$30,0061 year out—$26,75015John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, Arkansas7$27,9961 year out——16North Central UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota34$27,3701 year out$44,697$26,75017Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota10$26,5381 year out$42,816$27,00018Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana20$25,0601 year out$50,451$25,50019Calvary UniversityKansas City, Missouri11$23,3301 year out——20Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana21$19,8361 year out$34,810$22,10421Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, Michigan6$19,5571 year out——22Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri66—1 year out——23Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan30—1 year out——24World Mission UniversityLos Angeles, California19—1 year out——25Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado17—1 year out$43,767—26Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma17—1 year out—$37,00027Universidad Teologica del CaribeTrujillo Alto, Puerto Rico14—1 year out——28Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California12—1 year out$47,152—29Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan12—1 year out——30Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North Carolina12—1 year out——31The King's UniversitySouthlake, Texas12—1 year out——32Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania11—1 year out$51,838—33Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado10—1 year out——34Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky10—1 year out——35Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota10—1 year out$44,268—36Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania10—1 year out$38,032—37Universidad Pentecostal MizpaRio Piedras, Puerto Rico10—1 year out——38The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California9—1 year out——39Emmanuel UniversityFranklin Springs, Georgia8—1 year out——40Tabor CollegeHillsboro, Kansas8—1 year out——41Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma8—1 year out——42Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——43University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas8—1 year out——44Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin8—1 year out——45Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Georgia7—1 year out——46Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois7—1 year out——47Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts7—1 year out$37,771—48University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota7—1 year out$37,525—49Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma7—1 year out——50University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, Pennsylvania7—1 year out$35,468—51Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina7—1 year out——52Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas6—1 year out——53Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, Missouri6—1 year out$32,317$26,00054Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri6—1 year out——55Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee6—1 year out——56Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee6—1 year out——57Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina6—1 year out——58Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, Iowa5—1 year out——59Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan5—1 year out——60Mission UniversitySpringfield, Missouri5—1 year out——61Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio5—1 year out——62North Greenville UniversityTigerville, South Carolina5—1 year out——63Welch CollegeGallatin, Tennessee5—1 year out——64International Baptist College and SeminaryChandler, Arizona5—1 year out——65Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois4—1 year out——66Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana4—1 year out——67Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, Kansas4—1 year out——68Asbury UniversityWilmore, Kentucky4—1 year out——69The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, Kentucky4—1 year out——70Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington, Texas4—1 year out——71Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, North Carolina4—1 year out——72Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama3—1 year out——73Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama3—1 year out——74Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona3—1 year out——75Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas3—1 year out——76Hope International UniversityFullerton, California3—1 year out——77Marian UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana3—1 year out——78Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa3—1 year out——79Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina3—1 year out——80Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, Ohio3—1 year out——81Malone UniversityCanton, Ohio3—1 year out——82Bushnell UniversityEugene, Oregon3—1 year out——83University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas3—1 year out——84South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, Florida3—1 year out——85Family of Faith Christian UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma3—1 year out——86Visible Music CollegeMemphis, Tennessee3—1 year out——87Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama2—1 year out——88Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California2—1 year out——89Anderson UniversityAnderson, Indiana2—1 year out——90MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, Kansas2—1 year out——91Rochester Christian UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan2—1 year out——92Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio2—1 year out——93Randall UniversityMoore, Oklahoma2—1 year out——94University of DallasIrving, Texas2—1 year out——95Messenger CollegeBedford, Texas2—1 year out——96Union Bible CollegeWestfield, Indiana2—1 year out——97William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California1—1 year out——98Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, Florida1—1 year out——99Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia1—1 year out——100Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, Idaho1—1 year out——
Associate programs — 20 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana23$35,7361 year out$37,185$26,3382Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana1$35,7361 year out$37,185$26,3383Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan30$33,5221 year out$36,399$21,7824Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, Ohio20$29,5711 year out$30,521$17,6355Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri22—1 year out——6Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan11—1 year out——7Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin6—1 year out——8Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana5—1 year out——9Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota4—1 year out——10Universidad Pentecostal MizpaRio Piedras, Puerto Rico4—1 year out——11Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee3—1 year out——12Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas3—1 year out——13Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan2—1 year out——14Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, North Carolina2—1 year out——15Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——16Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia1—1 year out——17University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana1—1 year out——18New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana1—1 year out——19Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, Texas1—1 year out——20Veritas Baptist CollegeLawrenceburg, Indiana1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 18 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Redeemers University North AmericaGreenville, Texas302—1 year out——2New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana68—1 year out——3University of St ThomasHouston, Texas29—1 year out——4Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan28—1 year out——5Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri13—1 year out——6Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown, New Jersey12—1 year out——7Visible Music CollegeMemphis, Tennessee10—1 year out——8Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois8—1 year out——9Malone UniversityCanton, Ohio7—1 year out——10Ecumenical Theological SeminaryDetroit, Michigan5—1 year out——11Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan4—1 year out——12Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, Ohio3—1 year out——13Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia, Georgia2—1 year out——14Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida2—1 year out——15Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, Minnesota2—1 year out——16Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee2—1 year out——17Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji, Minnesota1—1 year out——18Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).