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 graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia68$34,0831 year out$50,386$23,7502Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri66—1 year out——3Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois63$35,4261 year out$43,388$12,0004Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee60$35,1891 year out$43,323$28,7505Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas57$30,9101 year out$38,540$26,7506Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia44$33,4071 year out$32,738$35,5007Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan34$48,9161 year out—$38,4538North Central UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota34$27,3701 year out$44,697$26,7509Life Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, California32$37,4361 year out$40,556$24,08310Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan30—1 year out——11Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana21$19,8361 year out$34,810$22,10412Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania21$35,2861 year out$34,930$22,58413Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana20$25,0601 year out$50,451$25,50014World Mission UniversityLos Angeles, California19—1 year out——15Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado17—1 year out$43,767—16Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma17—1 year out—$37,00017Universidad Teologica del CaribeTrujillo Alto, Puerto Rico14—1 year out——18Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California12—1 year out$47,152—19Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan12—1 year out——20Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North Carolina12—1 year out——21The King's UniversitySouthlake, Texas12—1 year out——22Taylor UniversityUpland, Indiana11$37,0351 year out——23Calvary UniversityKansas City, Missouri11$23,3301 year out——24Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania11—1 year out$51,838—25Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado10—1 year out——26Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky10—1 year out——27Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota10—1 year out$44,268—28Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota10$26,5381 year out$42,816$27,00029Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania10—1 year out$38,032—30Universidad Pentecostal MizpaRio Piedras, Puerto Rico10—1 year out——31The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California9—1 year out——32Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana9$31,0461 year out—$23,31933Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida8$35,2091 year out—$26,00034Emmanuel UniversityFranklin Springs, Georgia8—1 year out——35Tabor CollegeHillsboro, Kansas8—1 year out——36Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma8—1 year out——37Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——38University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas8—1 year out——39Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin8—1 year out——40John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, Arkansas7$27,9961 year out——41Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Georgia7—1 year out——42Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois7—1 year out——43Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts7—1 year out$37,771—44University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota7—1 year out$37,525—45Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma7—1 year out——46University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, Pennsylvania7—1 year out$35,468—47Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina7—1 year out——48Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas6—1 year out——49Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, Michigan6$19,5571 year out——50Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, Missouri6—1 year out$32,317$26,00051Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri6—1 year out——52Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee6—1 year out——53Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee6—1 year out——54Manna UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina6—1 year out——55Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, Iowa5—1 year out——56Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan5—1 year out——57Mission UniversitySpringfield, Missouri5—1 year out——58Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio5—1 year out——59North Greenville UniversityTigerville, South Carolina5—1 year out——60Welch CollegeGallatin, Tennessee5—1 year out——61Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee5$30,0061 year out—$26,75062International Baptist College and SeminaryChandler, Arizona5—1 year out——63Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois4—1 year out——64Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana4—1 year out——65Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, Kansas4—1 year out——66Asbury UniversityWilmore, Kentucky4—1 year out——67The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, Kentucky4—1 year out——68Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington, Texas4—1 year out——69Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas4$38,4731 year out——70Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, North Carolina4—1 year out——71Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama3—1 year out——72Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama3—1 year out——73Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona3—1 year out——74Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas3—1 year out——75Hope International UniversityFullerton, California3—1 year out——76Marian UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana3—1 year out——77Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa3—1 year out——78Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina3—1 year out——79Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, Ohio3—1 year out——80Malone UniversityCanton, Ohio3—1 year out——81Bushnell UniversityEugene, Oregon3—1 year out——82University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas3—1 year out——83South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, Florida3—1 year out——84Family of Faith Christian UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma3—1 year out——85Visible Music CollegeMemphis, Tennessee3—1 year out——86Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama2—1 year out——87Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California2—1 year out——88Anderson UniversityAnderson, Indiana2—1 year out——89MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, Kansas2—1 year out——90Rochester Christian UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan2—1 year out——91Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio2—1 year out——92Randall UniversityMoore, Oklahoma2—1 year out——93University of DallasIrving, Texas2—1 year out——94Messenger CollegeBedford, Texas2—1 year out——95Union Bible CollegeWestfield, Indiana2—1 year out——96William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California1—1 year out——97Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, Florida1—1 year out——98Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia1—1 year out——99Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, Idaho1—1 year out——100Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois1—1 year out——
Associate programs — 20 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan30$33,5221 year out$36,399$21,7822Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana23$35,7361 year out$37,185$26,3383Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri22—1 year out——4Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, Ohio20$29,5711 year out$30,521$17,6355Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan11—1 year out——6Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin6—1 year out——7Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana5—1 year out——8Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota4—1 year out——9Universidad Pentecostal MizpaRio Piedras, Puerto Rico4—1 year out——10Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee3—1 year out——11Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas3—1 year out——12Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan2—1 year out——13Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, North Carolina2—1 year out——14Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——15Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia1—1 year out——16Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana1$35,7361 year out$37,185$26,33817University 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 (—).