by our College Data Analytics TeamPastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is a major offered under the theology and religious vocations program of study at Lancaster Bible College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in pastoral counseling, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Lancaster Bible College was ranked #23 on College Factual's Best Schools for pastoral counseling list. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.
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Part-time undergraduates at Lancaster Bible College paid an average of $851 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $26,330 | $26,330 |
| Fees | $680 | $680 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,650 | $9,650 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,350 | $2,350 |
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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 bachelor’s degree at Lancaster Bible College took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $24,385.
The median early career salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lancaster Bible College is $29,202 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $25,586.
Online degrees for the Lancaster Bible College pastoral counseling bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lancaster Bible College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 23.8% 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 Lancaster Bible College in 2019-2020, 19.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 9 |
| Youth Ministry | 5 |
| Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pastoral counseling and specialized ministries.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biblical Studies | 115 |
| Missionary Studies | 2 |
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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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