Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at University of Dallas

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

UD is located in Irving, Texas and has a total student population of 2,489. In 2021, 4 pastoral counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from UD.

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.

UD Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

UD Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

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

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 UD 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	119

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

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% 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 University of Dallas with a bachelor's in pastoral counseling.

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

UD Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Dallas 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

UD 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
• 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 TX, the home state for University of Dallas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Clergy	2,720	$54,370
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Religious Activities and Education Directors	380	$59,100
Religious Workers	230	$33,360

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.