Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

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

NOBTS is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 2,293.

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.

NOBTS Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Pastoral Counseling (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling
• Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at NOBTS

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NOBTS offers distance education options for pastoral counseling at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NOBTS Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from NOBTS. This makes it the #2 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in pastoral counseling, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at NOBTS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pastoral counseling majors at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

NOBTS Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of pastoral counseling associate'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 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a associate'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

NOBTS Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of pastoral counseling master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

Of the students who received a pastoral counseling master's degree from NOBTS, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a master's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NOBTS also has a doctoral program available in pastoral counseling. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Sacred Music
• Missionary Studies
• Biblical Studies
• Religious Education

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 LA, the home state for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Clergy	320	$52,950
Philosophy and Religion Professors	30	$56,200

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.