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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

If you are interested in studying pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, you may want to check out the program at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SBTS is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 4,337. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

SBTS Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

SBTS Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in pastoral counseling, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at SBTS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pastoral counseling majors at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

SBTS Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

73% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries from SBTS in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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Of the students who received a pastoral counseling master's degree from SBTS, 69% 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 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master's in pastoral counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Clergy 500 $48,910
Philosophy and Religion Professors 260 $70,730
Religious Activities and Education Directors 50 $62,190

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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