Houston, Texas · Private Non-Profit
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries at University of St Thomas
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 194 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
6% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 6.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~194
- Schools with reported signal
- 154
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.9%
- Graduation rate
- 68.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,359/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $77,436
- Median debt
- $19,928
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $59,224/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 154 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,402 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,073 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 8% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL · 5.3% reported share · $2,835 net A+ Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón, PR · 0.9% reported share · $4,827 net A 
Brigham Young University Provo, UT · 0.1% reported share · $15,564 net A 
Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI · 11.9% reported share · $12,547 net B 
Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH · 7.9% reported share · $9,329 net B 
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN · 1.1% reported share · $16,898 net B 
Emory University Atlanta, GA · 0.0% reported share · $22,585 net B Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH · 0.5% reported share · $16,164 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries accounts for 6% of reported programs at University of St Thomas, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 194 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of St Thomas's average net price is $19,359 per year, about $77,436 over four years. That is $4,402 below the $23,761 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $59,224 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,073 above the $51,151 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of St Thomas #13 of 154 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.