Graduate Programs | Bethel University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Bethel University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $10,566 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $586.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$10,566
Cost per Credit	$586
Books & Supplies	$1,340
Room & Board	$12,090 (On-Campus) / $9,270 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,030 (On-Campus) / $6,890 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,026
Off-Campus Total	$28,066

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$11,700	$11,700	$11,700	$11,981	$10,566

Graduate Program Overview

Bethel University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,566.

It offers thirty-nine (39) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Bethel University
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	3900 Bethel Dr, Saint Paul, MN
Graduate School Students	1,078 students 517 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$10,566
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 39 Graduate Programs 21 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Bethel University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 39 major areas - 21 Master's (10 online programs), 7 Doctorate , 10 Post-Bachelor'(7 online programs), 1 Post-Master'(1 online programs). 313 students have been conferred Master's degree and 36 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	313	36	44	-
Men	95	9	7	-
Women	218	27	37	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
International Teaching and Learning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	-^ONLINE	-	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Play Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Behavior Studies	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	15	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Religion/Religious Studies	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Religious Education	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	28^ONLINE	-	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	12	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physician Assistant	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Divinity/Ministry	-^ONLINE	-	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	-^ONLINE	-	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,731 students enrolled in Bethel University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,078 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 350 male and 728 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 345 full-time and 733 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 517 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 141 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,078
Men Students	350
Women Students	728

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,078
Full-time Students	345
Part-time Students	733

By race/ethnicity 815 White, 82 Black, and 49 Asian students are attending at Bethel University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,078
American Indian / Native American	5
Asian	49
Black	82
Hispanic	39
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	3
White	815
Two or more races	23
Un-Known	38

9 students are younger than 22 and 345 students are older than 65. The school has 331 students aged between 22 and 30 and 266 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,078
21 & Under	9
22-24	118
25-29	213
30-34	133
35-39	133
40 & Over	345

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bethel University, 517 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 141 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	954
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	517
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	141
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	296

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	517
Minnesota Resident	296
Other State In U.S.	206
Outside of U.S.	14

Graduate School Tuition at Bethel University