Bethesda University BA in Pastoral Studies/Counseling

Pastoral Studies/Counseling is a concentration offered under the pastoral counseling and specialized ministries major at Bethesda University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in pastoral studies/counseling, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Pastoral Studies/Counseling from Bethesda Cost?

$6,880 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Bethesda Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Bethesda paid an average of $255 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,680	$6,680
Fees	$200	$200
Books and Supplies	$400	$400

Learn more about Bethesda tuition and fees.

Does Bethesda Offer an Online BA in Pastoral Studies/Counseling?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Bethesda does offer online classes in its pastoral studies/counseling bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Bethesda Online Learning page.

Bethesda Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Pastoral Studies/Counseling

2 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

50.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 2 students received their bachelor’s degree in pastoral studies/counseling. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

None of the students who received their BA in pastoral studies/counseling in 2019-2020 were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in pastoral studies/counseling at Bethesda in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.