Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Dallas Baptist University

If you are interested in studying pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, you may want to check out the program at Dallas Baptist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 4,247 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 pastoral counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from DBU.

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.

DBU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

DBU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pastoral counseling progam at DBU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pastoral counseling major at DBU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Basic Certificate Schools	13
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	64
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	95

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from DBU. This makes it the #7 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at DBU

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

DBU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 pastoral counseling majors earned their bachelor's degree from DBU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its pastoral counseling bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DBU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a master’s in pastoral counseling from DBU in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a pastoral counseling master's degree from DBU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sacred Music
• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Missionary Studies
• Biblical Studies
• Religious Education

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 TX, the home state for Dallas Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Clergy	2,720	$54,370
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Religious Activities and Education Directors	380	$59,100
Religious Workers	230	$33,360

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 Regrothenberger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.