Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Calvin University

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling from Calvin.

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.

Calvin Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Pastoral Counseling (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling
• Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Calvin Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pastoral counseling programs across the country. The following shows how Calvin performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pastoral counseling major at Calvin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Undergraduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Undergraduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Associate Degree Schools	13

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Calvin

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

Calvin Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of pastoral counseling associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Calvin does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in pastoral counseling graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Calvin Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling from Calvin.

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

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

Calvin also has a doctoral program available in pastoral counseling. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Clergy	2,700	$41,040
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,340	$39,770
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990
Religious Workers	130	$30,930

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
• Image Credit: By Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.