Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Welch College

What traits are you looking for in a pastoral counseling school? To help you decide if Welch College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's pastoral counseling program.

Welch is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and approximately 358 students attend the school each year. Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Welch College in 2021, 2 of them were pastoral counseling and specialized ministries majors.

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.

Welch Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Welch Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pastoral counseling major at Welch 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 Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Associate Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Associate Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	77
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	107

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Welch. This makes it the #60 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Welch

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

Welch Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries from Welch in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at Welch are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Welch Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in pastoral counseling from Welch. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a pastoral counseling master's degree from Welch, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Missionary 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 TN, the home state for Welch College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Clergy	670	$49,080
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500
Religious Activities and Education Directors	120	$58,390
Religious Workers	40	$30,060

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.