Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Northwest Nazarene University

If you are interested in studying pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, you may want to check out the program at Northwest Nazarene University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 2,109. In 2021, 5 pastoral counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from NNU.

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.

NNU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NNU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

NNU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pastoral counseling programs across the country. The following shows how NNU performed in these rankings.

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 NNU 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
Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	24
	24
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	45
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from NNU. This makes it the #23 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of pastoral counseling bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at NNU 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 Northwest 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NNU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in pastoral counseling from NNU in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Of the students who received a pastoral counseling master's degree from NNU, 91% 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a master's in pastoral counseling.

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

NNU also has a doctoral program available in pastoral counseling. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Clergy	160	$45,230
Philosophy and Religion Professors	80	$79,120

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 Moonraker0022 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.