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What can you do with a
Pastoral Counseling And Specialized Ministries degree?

Pastoral Counseling And Specialized Ministries is high-paying, AI barely touches it, but escape routes are thin.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
None yrs
to pay back the degree
+$-7k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$38,032
Typical debt
$24,775
4-yr net cost
$89,600
Monthly loan payment
$282/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

6 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 22 → 51 future · +0.7% demand
$74,500
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$57,928
Directors, Religious Activities and Educationleap
AI risk 15 → 44 future · +2.1% demand
$54,000
Clergystretch
AI risk 11 → 33 future · +1.0% demand
$50,000
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$44,970
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$42,848
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.