Graduate Programs | Columbia Theological Seminary

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia Theological Seminary with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,248 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $665.

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	$19,920
Fees	$1,328
Cost per Credit	$665

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$15,180	$15,770	$18,260	$20,240	$21,248

Graduate Program Overview

Columbia Theological Seminary is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Decatur, Georgia. The school offers graduate degrees only.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,248.

It offers five (5) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Columbia Theological Seminary
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	701 S. Columbia Dr, Decatur, GA
Graduate School Students	177 students 26 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$21,248
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 5 Graduate Programs 2 Master's, 3 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Columbia Theological Seminary offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 5 major areas - 2 Master's , 3 Doctorate . 53 students have been conferred Master's degree and 19 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	53	19	-	-
Men	19	13	-	-
Women	34	6	-	-

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
Divinity/Ministry	43	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religious Education	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 177 students enrolled in Columbia Theological Seminary including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 177 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 85 male and 92 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 133 full-time and 44 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 26 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 87 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	177
Men Students	85
Women Students	92

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	177
Full-time Students	133
Part-time Students	44

By race/ethnicity 65 White, 72 Black, and 13 Asian students are attending at Columbia Theological Seminary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	177
Asian	13
Black	72
White	65
Un-Known	3

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Columbia Theological Seminary, 26 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 87 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	158
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	26
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	87
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	45

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	26
Georgia Resident	11
Other State In U.S.	15
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Columbia Theological Seminary