Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Fordham University

Every pastoral counseling and specialized ministries school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the pastoral counseling program at Fordham University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in pastoral counseling.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries section at the bottom of this page.

Fordham U Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling
• Doctorate Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Fordham U Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in pastoral counseling, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Fordham U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pastoral counseling majors at Fordham University.

Fordham U Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 pastoral counseling majors earned their master's degree from Fordham U. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

In the pastoral counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fordham University with a master's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Religious Education

Careers That Pastoral Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in pastoral counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Clergy	7,320	$57,550
Religious Activities and Education Directors	4,960	$45,340
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Religious Workers	790	$35,770

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.