Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Taylor University

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

Taylor U is located in Upland, Indiana and approximately 2,110 students attend the school each year. Of the 441 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Taylor University in 2021, 15 of them were pastoral counseling and specialized ministries majors.

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.

Taylor U Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Taylor U Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pastoral counseling major at Taylor U 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	13
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	48

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Taylor U

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

Taylor U Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 pastoral counseling students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Taylor U, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at Taylor U 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 Taylor University with a bachelor's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Biblical 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 IN, the home state for Taylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Clergy	840	$48,130
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$77,870
Religious Activities and Education Directors	250	$45,520
Religious Workers	110	$32,980

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 Jorfer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.