Graduate School Tuition at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Kansas City, MO. It offers 18 graduate programs - 9 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $8,020 for all graduate students. A total of 2,763 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,772 students at MBTS.

MBTS offers online graduate programs and 1,350 out of 2,763 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find MBTS's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Kansas City, Missouri. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,020. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	5001 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO
Graduate School Students	2,572 students 1,350 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$8,020
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 18 Graduate Programs 9 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $8,020 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $425.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$7,020
Fees	$1,000
Cost per Credit	$425
Books & Supplies	$1,004
Room & Board	$11,310 (On-Campus) / $13,839 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,464 (On-Campus) / $5,585 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,798
Off-Campus Total	$28,448

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$6,754	$6,950	$6,950	$7,420	$8,020

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 9 Master's (8 online programs), 6 Doctorate (4 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 1 Post-Master'.

257 students have been conferred Master's degree and 243 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	257	243	2	11
Men	218	200	1	11
Women	39	43	1	-

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.

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED		2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	^ONLINE		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Religious Education	10^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Religious/Sacred Music	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	111^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$49,900	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	105^ONLINE		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Women's Ministry	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	4^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Religious Education	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	11
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$49,900	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Religious Education	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	^ONLINE		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$49,900	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	^ONLINE		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Women's Ministry	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,514 students enrolled in Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,572 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 2,214 male and 358 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,515 full-time and 1,057 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 1,350 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 258 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,572	1,515	1,057
Men Students	2,214	1,349	865
Women Students	358	166	192

By race/ethnicity 1,472 White, 85 Black, and 282 Asian students are attending at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,572	2,214	358
American Indian or Native American	12	12	0
Asian	213	69	85
Black	85	78	7
Hispanic	107	97	10
White	1,472	1,302	170
Tow or More Races	17	14	3
Race Unknown	272	233	39

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At MBTS, 1,350 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 258 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,763
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,350
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	258
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,155

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,350
Missouri Resident	106
Other State In U.S.	1,179
Outside of U.S.	65

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