Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at University of St. Thomas

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 University of St. Thomas stacks up to those at other schools.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

UST Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

UST Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

Of the 38 pastoral counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UST, about 53% were men and 47% were women.

In the pastoral counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• Sacred Music
• 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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Clergy	2,720	$54,370
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Religious Activities and Education Directors	380	$59,100
Religious Workers	230	$33,360

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.