Graduate School Tuition at Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bolivar, MO. It offers 13 graduate programs - 9 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $6,133 for all graduate students. A total of 550 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,386 students at Southwest Baptist.

Southwest Baptist offers online graduate programs and 149 out of 550 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Art Therapy/Therapist program has the highest salary ($66,100) after graduation and the Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $44,200 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Southwest Baptist University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bolivar, 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 $6,133. It offers thirteen (13) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Southwest Baptist University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1600 University Ave, Bolivar, MO
Graduate School Students	608 students 149 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$6,133
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 13 Graduate Programs 9 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $6,133 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $458.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$5,730
Fees	$403
Cost per Credit	$458
Books & Supplies	$1,500
Room & Board	$8,952 (On-Campus) / $7,884 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,000 (On-Campus) / $2,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$18,585
Off-Campus Total	$17,517

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$5,339	$5,423	$5,388	$5,520	$6,133

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Southwest Baptist University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 13 major areas - 9 Master's , 3 Doctorate , 1 Post-Master'.

163 students have been conferred Master's degree and 91 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	163	91	-	32
Men	47	44	-	11
Women	116	47	-	21

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	98		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$37,400	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	41		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,200	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	1	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
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$37,400	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,200	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,709 students enrolled in Southwest Baptist University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 608 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 216 male and 392 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 259 full-time and 349 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 149 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 108 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	608	259	349
Men Students	216	109	107
Women Students	392	150	242

By race/ethnicity 468 White, 23 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at Southwest Baptist University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	608	216	392
American Indian or Native American	5	2	3
Asian	4	7	23
Black	23	12	11
Hispanic	15	8	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	468	166	302
Tow or More Races	1	1	0
Race Unknown	76	17	59

12 students are younger than 22 and 90 students are older than 65. The school has 334 students aged between 22 and 30 and 112 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	608
21 & Under	12
22-24	180
25-29	154
30-34	59
35-39	53
40 & Over	90

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

At Southwest Baptist, 149 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 108 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	550
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	149
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	108
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	293

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	149
Missouri Resident	34
Other State In U.S.	115
Outside of U.S.	0

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