Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Olivet Nazarene University

If you plan to study pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, take a look at what Olivet Nazarene University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

Olivet Nazarene Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at Olivet Nazarene

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Olivet Nazarene does offer online education options in pastoral counseling for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Olivet Nazarene Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Olivet Nazarene

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

Olivet Nazarene Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in pastoral counseling from Olivet Nazarene. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men.

Of the students who received a pastoral counseling master's degree from Olivet Nazarene, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Theological & Ministerial Studies

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 IL, the home state for Olivet Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clergy	1,920	$51,190
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,650	$43,930
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Religious Workers	300	$36,610

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.