Bachelor's Degree Theology & Ministry Full Time

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

at Hope International University · Fullerton, California

Graduates a year

Completions reported to the Dept. of Education

Study mode

Full Time

How this program compares

By the number of students completing it, this program ranks 81 of 137 among bachelor's degrees in Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries in the United States. Graduates of comparable Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries bachelor's degrees nationally earn a median of $26,044. Earnings for this program itself are not published — the US Department of Education withholds figures where too few students completed, to protect privacy.

	This program	Typical Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries bachelor's degree
Median earnings	Not published	$26,044
Median debt	Not published	$26,375
Graduates a year	2	81 of 137 by size

What this program covers

A program that focuses on the theory and principles of pastoral care and prepares ordained clergy to provide non-clinical pastoral counseling to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in pastoral leadership, counseling psychology; crisis intervention; individual and group procedures; theological and spiritual counseling; pastoral care; and applications to specific types of ministry.

Also known as

Christian Counseling

Definition of CIP 390701 “Pastoral Studies/Counseling” from the US Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2020).

Where this degree leads

Occupations the Department of Education links to this field of study in its CIP-to-SOC crosswalk.

Counselors, All Other Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Clergy Directors, Religious Activities and Education Religious Workers, All Other Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

About this listing

Hope International University reports this program to the US Department of Education under CIP code 3907. Tuition, intake dates and entry requirements are set by the university and are not part of the federal record — check the university profile or its own site for those.