Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Regent University

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

Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,483. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling from Regent.

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.

Regent Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Regent Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pastoral counseling progam at Regent 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 Regent 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 Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	61
Most Focused Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	124

How Much Do Pastoral Counseling Graduates from Regent Make?

The median salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their bachelor's degree at Regent is $26,506. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,666 for all pastoral counseling students.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Regent

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

Regent Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in pastoral counseling from Regent in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Regent University with a bachelor's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Regent 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
• 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 VA, the home state for Regent University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Clergy	1,360	$43,640
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Religious Activities and Education Directors	520	$53,240
Religious Workers	90	$31,470

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 DebateLord under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.