Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Loyola University Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893.

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.

Loyola Chicago Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Loyola Chicago Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

The pastoral counseling major at Loyola Chicago 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.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of pastoral counseling bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Loyola Chicago Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of pastoral counseling master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

If you plan to be a pastoral counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola University Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	38
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	7

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Loyola University Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clergy	1,920	$51,190
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,650	$43,930
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Religious Workers	300	$36,610

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.