Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries programs in Pennsylvania

3 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.

What this work pays in Pennsylvania

Clergy in Pennsylvania earn a median of $58,300 a year across 2,150 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads to	Median	Jobs in Pennsylvania
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$54,770	2,040
Counselors, All Other	$59,160	1,330
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,600	1,280
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$55,510	1,210
Religious Workers, All Other	$34,580	940

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

School	Credential	Median debt	Graduate earnings, 2 yrs	Graduates
Eastern University Saint Davids	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Geneva College Beaver Falls	Associate's degree	—	not published	4
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville	Associate's degree	—	not published	—

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries — nothing else, and nothing in between.

Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.