Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Oakwood University

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

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 1,374. In 2021, 8 pastoral counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakwood.

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.

Oakwood Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Oakwood

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Oakwood does offer online courses in pastoral counseling for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Oakwood Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pastoral counseling programs across the country. The following shows how Oakwood 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 Oakwood 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	39
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	43
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	90

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Oakwood. This makes it the #43 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Oakwood

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

Oakwood Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries from Oakwood in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 13% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its pastoral counseling bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oakwood Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of pastoral counseling master's degrees went to men and 43% went to 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 Oakwood University with a master's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Clergy	450	$47,140
Philosophy and Religion Professors	220	$63,930
Religious Activities and Education Directors	60	$85,670
Religious Workers	50	$41,430

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.