Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Westminster Theological Seminary

What traits are you looking for in a pastoral counseling school? To help you decide if Westminster Theological Seminary is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's pastoral counseling program.

Westminster Theological Seminary is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 854. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 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.

Westminster Theological Seminary Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Westminster Theological Seminary

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Westminster Theological Seminary offers distance education options for pastoral counseling at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Westminster Theological Seminary Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in pastoral counseling, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Westminster Theological Seminary

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

Westminster Theological Seminary Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 pastoral counseling majors earned their master's degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

Of the students who received a pastoral counseling master's degree from Westminster Theological Seminary, 78% 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 Westminster Theological Seminary with a master's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)
• 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 PA, the home state for Westminster Theological Seminary.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Clergy	2,250	$49,920
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,490	$40,980
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Religious Workers	640	$50,920

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.