Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at MidAmerica Nazarene University

Every pastoral counseling and specialized ministries school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the pastoral counseling program at MidAmerica Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and approximately 1,636 students attend the school each year. Of the 428 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2021, 9 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.

MNU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

MNU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pastoral counseling progam at MNU 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 MNU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	76
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	136

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at MNU

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

MNU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

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

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at MNU 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 MidAmerica Nazarene 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	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MNU 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

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 KS, the home state for MidAmerica Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Clergy	410	$45,390
Philosophy and Religion Professors	300	$72,710
Religious Activities and Education Directors	60	$50,990

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 Americasroof under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.