Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Amridge University

If you plan to study pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, take a look at what Amridge University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Amridge is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 775 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries section at the bottom of this page.

Amridge Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at Amridge

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Amridge does offer online education options in pastoral counseling for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Amridge Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in pastoral counseling, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Amridge

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pastoral counseling majors at Amridge University.

Amridge Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 pastoral counseling majors earned their master's degree from Amridge. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the pastoral counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amridge University with a master's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Religious Education
• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Biblical Studies

Careers That Pastoral Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in pastoral counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Amridge University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Clergy	450	$47,140
Philosophy and Religion Professors	220	$63,930
Religious Activities and Education Directors	60	$85,670
Religious Workers	50	$41,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.