Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you plan to study clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling, take a look at what Virginia Commonwealth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

VCU Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

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.

VCU does offer online education options in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

VCU Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 73% more men than average.

In the clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Careers That Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical pastoral counseling/patient 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Clergy	1,360	$43,640
Marriage and Family Therapists	790	$54,250

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.