Bachelor's · Theology and Religious Vocations

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (Bachelor's): earnings by school

30 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$33,735
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$44,668
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$23,390
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 28 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $38,298 and $47,805. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Boise Bible College ID—$55,360—
Life Pacific University CA$38,841$52,477$25,000
Gordon College MA$36,127$52,173—
Nazarene Bible College CO—$49,899—
Regent University VA$46,270$49,799$34,326
Dallas Baptist University TX—$49,408—
Cairn University-Langhorne PA—$47,805—
Liberty University VA$33,373$46,531$20,500
Lee University TN$38,222$45,844$27,000
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$33,735$45,693$23,555
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$33,735$45,693$23,555
Grace Christian University MI$45,616$45,288$29,653
Evangel University MO$34,904$44,988$21,014
Grace College and Theological Seminary IN—$44,733$22,125
George Fox University OR—$44,603—
Moody Bible Institute IL$39,557$44,522$19,490
Central Christian College of the Bible MO—$42,051—
North Central University MN$34,202$41,979$22,843
Nelson University TX$32,680$39,707$25,375
Lancaster Bible College PA$27,683$38,779$20,500
Cornerstone University MI—$38,298—
Bethel University IN$28,479$37,149$19,500
Spring Arbor University MI—$36,814—
Maranatha Baptist University WI—$36,728—
Oral Roberts University OK$26,347$36,493$29,182
John Brown University AR—$35,601—
Ozark Christian College MO$32,959—$23,225
Crown College MN—$32,718—
Southeastern University FL—$30,430—
Toccoa Falls College GA$28,302——