| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
It offers 57 graduate programs - 41 Master's, 4 Doctorate, and 12 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,870.
A total of 1,377 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,276 students at HBU. HBU offers online graduate programs and 761 out of 1,377 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,870. It offers fifty-seven (57) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Houston Christian University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 7502 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX |
| Graduate School Students | 1,402 students 761 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $11,870 |
| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 57 Graduate Programs 41 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Houston Christian University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,870 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $655.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,190 | |
| Fees | $2,680 | |
| Cost per Credit | $655 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,000 | |
| Room & Board | $12,928 (On-Campus) / $12,928 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $4,774 (On-Campus) / $6,042 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $30,572 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $31,840 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $12,650 | $13,400 | $13,324 | $11,475 | $11,870 |
Houston Christian University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 57 major areas - 41 Master's (11 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 356 students have been conferred Master's degree and 49 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 356 | 49 | 3 | - |
| Men | 99 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Women | 257 | 37 | 2 | - |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Theology/Theological Studies | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Accounting | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Human Resources Development | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Data Science, General | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 19ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Theology/Theological Studies | 29 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Divinity/Ministry | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 31 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 16ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 84 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 18ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 49 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 9 | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Science | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business Statistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Actuarial Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration of Special Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divinity/Ministry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 224 full-time and 1,178 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 761 students enrolled through online exclusively and 208 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 325 White, 471 Black, and 39 Asian students are attending at Houston Christian University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
23 grad students are younger than 22 and 510 students are older than 65. It has 460 students aged between 22 and 30 and 384 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 1,402 |
|---|---|
| Men | 372 |
| Women | 1,030 |
| Total | 1,402 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 224 |
| Part-time Students | 1,178 |
| Total | 1,402 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 6 |
| Asian | 39 |
| Black | 471 |
| Hispanic | 267 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 325 |
| Two or more races | 37 |
| Un-Known | 156 |
| Total | 1,402 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 23 |
| 22-24 | 200 |
| 25-29 | 260 |
| 30-34 | 182 |
| 35-39 | 202 |
| 40 & Over | 510 |
At Houston Christian University graduate schools, 761 students enrolled online exclusively and 208 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 1,377 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 761 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 208 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 408 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 761 |
|---|---|
| Texas Resident | 637 |
| Other State In U.S. | 124 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |