Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Gordon College

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

Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,816. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling from Gordon College.

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.

Gordon College Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Gordon College Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pastoral counseling programs across the country. The following shows how Gordon College 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 Gordon College 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
	7
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	48
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	52
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	116

Earnings of Gordon College Pastoral Counseling Graduates

The median salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gordon College is $30,712. This is 15% higher than $26,666, which is the national average for all pastoral counseling bachelor's degree recipients.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Gordon College

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

Gordon College Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling from Gordon College. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at Gordon College 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 Gordon College with a bachelor's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Gordon College 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 MA, the home state for Gordon College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290
Clergy	530	$60,600
Religious Activities and Education Directors	200	$49,570

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 daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.