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Boston College MA in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

The main focus area for this major is Pastoral Studies/Counseling. 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 Boston College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in pastoral counseling, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Boston College MA in Pastoral Counseling

#43 in the U.S
#4 in Massachusetts

If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

Boston College was in the top 10% of the country in this year's ranking of pastoral counseling master's programs, ranking 43 out of 782 colleges and universities in the nation. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.

How Much Does a Master’s in Pastoral Counseling from Boston College Cost?

$30,700 Average Tuition and Fees

Boston College Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Boston College was $1,700 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $30,600 $30,600
Fees $100 $100

Does Boston College Offer an Online MA in Pastoral Counseling?

Boston College does not offer an online option for its pastoral counseling master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston College Online Learning page.

Boston College Master’s Student Diversity for Pastoral Counseling

2 Master's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 2 students received their master’s degree in pastoral counseling. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

None of the students who received their MA in pastoral counseling in 2018-2019 were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

All of the pastoral counseling master’s degree recipients at Boston College in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MA in Pastoral Counseling Focus Areas at Boston College

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 99

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References

*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.

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