Bethel University (Bethel) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Saint Paul, MN.
It offers 33 graduate programs - 16 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 10 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,260.
A total of 848 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,603 students at Bethel. Bethel offers online graduate programs and 308 out of 848 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Bethel's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,260. It offers thirty-three (33) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Bethel University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 3900 Bethel Dr, Saint Paul, MN |
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| Graduate School Students | 892 students
308 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $10,260 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 33 Graduate Programs
16 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Bethel University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $10,260 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $570.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $10,260 |
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| Cost per Credit | $570 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,380 |
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| Room & Board | $12,170 (On-Campus) / $9,550 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,090 (On-Campus) / $7,092 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,900 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,282 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $11,700 | $11,700 | $11,981 | $10,566 | $10,260 |
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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 33 major areas - 16 Master's (9 online programs), 6 Doctorate, 10 Post-Bachelor's (8 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 260 students have been conferred Master's degree and 26 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 |
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| Total | 260 | 26 | 57 | - |
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| Men | 82 | 7 | 10 | - |
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| Women | 178 | 19 | 47 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 21ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Bethel graduate schools have a total of 892 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 293 male and 599 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 346 full-time and 546 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 308 students enrolled through online exclusively and 272 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 574 White, 81 Black, and 30 Asian students are attending at Bethel University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
7 grad students are younger than 22 and 334 students are older than 65. It has 304 students aged between 22 and 30 and 203 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 892 |
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| Men | 293 |
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| Women | 599 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 892 |
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| Full-time Students | 346 |
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| Part-time Students | 546 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 892 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 30 |
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| Black | 81 |
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| Hispanic | 43 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 574 |
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| Two or more races | 22 |
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| Un-Known | 116 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 892 |
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| 21 & Under | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 147 |
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| 25-29 | 157 |
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| 30-34 | 111 |
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| 35-39 | 92 |
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| 40 & Over | 334 |
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Online Population
At Bethel University graduate schools, 308 students enrolled online exclusively and 272 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 848 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 308 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 272 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 268 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 308 |
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| Minnesota Resident | 181 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 118 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 9 |
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