Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Nyack College

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

Nyack is located in Nyack, New York and has a total student population of 2,063. In 2021, 4 pastoral counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from Nyack.

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.

Nyack Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Nyack Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pastoral counseling progam at Nyack 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 Nyack 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
	40
	42
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	74
Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	79

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Nyack. This makes it the #60 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Nyack

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pastoral counseling majors at Nyack College.

Nyack Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

The pastoral counseling program at Nyack awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at Nyack 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 Nyack College with a bachelor's in pastoral counseling.

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

Nyack Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in pastoral counseling from Nyack. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the pastoral counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 67% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Sacred Music
• Biblical Studies
• 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 NY, the home state for Nyack College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Clergy	7,320	$57,550
Religious Activities and Education Directors	4,960	$45,340
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Religious Workers	790	$35,770

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 MR1882 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.