Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Oral Roberts University

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

ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 4,317. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling from ORU.

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.

ORU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

ORU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pastoral counseling progam at ORU 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 ORU 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 Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Undergraduate Certificate Schools	8
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	40
	46
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	48
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	79
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	102
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	126

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling from ORU. This is the #96 most popular school for pastoral counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in pastoral counseling, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Pastoral Counseling Graduates from ORU Make?

The median salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their bachelor's degree at ORU is $23,399. This is less than $26,666, which is the national average of all pastoral counseling majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at ORU

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

ORU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of pastoral counseling bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at ORU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Oral Roberts University with a bachelor's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ORU Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

The pastoral counseling program at ORU awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oral Roberts University with a master'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

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

Related Majors

• Missionary Studies
• Sacred Music
• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• 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 OK, the home state for Oral Roberts University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Clergy	400	$48,140
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$55,390
Religious Activities and Education Directors	70	$46,870
Religious Workers	70	$23,260

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 Dustin M. Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.