The Pastoral Counseling Major at Vanguard University of Southern California

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Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Vanguard University of Southern California

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

Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 2,289.

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.

Vanguard Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling
Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Vanguard Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Vanguard

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

Vanguard Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

47% Women

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of pastoral counseling master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

In the pastoral counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

The following pastoral counseling concentations are available at Vanguard University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanguard University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	8

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 CA, the home state for Vanguard University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Clergy	5,620	$67,140
Religious Activities and Education Directors	3,470	$50,650
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Religious Workers	1,000	$36,790

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*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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