by our College Data Analytics TeamPastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries is a major offered under the theology and religious vocations program of study at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Part-time graduates at SBTS paid an average of $475 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 graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,550 | $8,550 |
| Fees | $582 | $582 |
The median early career salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their doctor’s degree from SBTS is $67,660 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $66,400.
Online degrees for the SBTS pastoral counseling doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SBTS Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in pastoral counseling in 2019-2020, none of them were women.
Around 7.1% of pastoral counseling doctor’s degree recipients at SBTS in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| 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 | 23 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 19 |
| Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pastoral counseling and specialized ministries.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Missionary Studies | 11 |
| Religious Education | 11 |
| Sacred Music | 3 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 74 |
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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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