by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Lay Ministry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is a major offered under the theology and religious vocations program of study at Grace Christian University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in pastoral counseling, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Grace was $573 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,740 | $13,740 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $600 | $600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,300 | $8,300 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,100 | $2,100 |
Learn more about Grace tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Pastoral Counseling students who received their associate degree at Grace took out an average of $22,000 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $19,658.
The median early career salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their associate degree from Grace is $23,113 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Grace does not offer an online option for its pastoral counseling associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Grace Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in pastoral counseling in 2019-2020, 48.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.7% of the pastoral counseling associate degrees at Grace in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Lay Ministry | 54 |
*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.
