Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Howard Payne University

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

Howard Payne is located in Brownwood, Texas and has a total student population of 1,060. Of the 200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard Payne University in 2021, 3 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.

Howard Payne Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Howard Payne Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pastoral counseling progam at Howard Payne 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 Howard Payne 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	21
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Howard Payne. This makes it the #82 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Howard Payne

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

Howard Payne Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries from Howard Payne in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at Howard Payne 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 Howard Payne 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Howard Payne Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 pastoral counseling majors earned their master's degree from Howard Payne. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the pastoral counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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

Howard Payne 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
• Religious Education
• Theological & Ministerial 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 TX, the home state for Howard Payne 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.