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 pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in pastoral counseling, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Grace was ranked #46 on College Factual's Best Schools for pastoral counseling list. It is also ranked #2 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Grace.
Part-time undergraduates at Grace paid an average of $573 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Grace in Pastoral Counseling walked away with an average of $35,625 in student debt. That is 46% higher than the national average of $24,385.
pastoral counseling who receive their bachelor’s degree from Grace make an average of $25,967 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $25,586.
Grace does not offer an online option for its pastoral counseling bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Grace Online Learning page.
Women made up around 34.4% of the pastoral counseling students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 44.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in pastoral counseling at Grace in 2019-2020, 53.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Lay Ministry | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pastoral counseling and specialized ministries.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biblical Studies | 9 |
| Religious Education | 15 |
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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.
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