Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Geneva College

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

Geneva is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,349. In 2021, 11 pastoral counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from Geneva.

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.

Geneva Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Geneva Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

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

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 Geneva 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 Associate Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Associate Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	97

How Much Do Pastoral Counseling Graduates from Geneva Make?

The median salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their bachelor's degree at Geneva is $21,255. This is less than $26,666, which is the national average of all pastoral counseling majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Geneva

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

Geneva Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of pastoral counseling associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Geneva does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in pastoral counseling graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Geneva Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling from Geneva. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at Geneva 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 Geneva 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	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• Missionary 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 PA, the home state for Geneva College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Clergy	2,250	$49,920
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,490	$40,980
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Religious Workers	640	$50,920

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 Bmstephany under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.