Graduate Programs | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

2024 Graduate 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 prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $425.

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	$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

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

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 Graduate Programs	Total 18 Graduate Programs 9 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

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 186 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	186	2	11
Men	218	172	1	11
Women	39	14	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
Divinity/Ministry	-^ONLINE	-	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

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

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
Religious Education	10^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-
Religious/Sacred Music	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	111^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	105^ONLINE	-	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Ministry	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

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
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED	-	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	-^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

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

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	-
Divinity/Ministry	-^ONLINE	-	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

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

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 school, 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	2,572
Men Students	2,214
Women Students	358

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,572
Full-time Students	1,515
Part-time Students	1,057

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

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,572
American Indian / Native American	12
Asian	282
Black	85
Hispanic	107
White	1,472
Two or more races	17
Un-Known	272

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

Graduate School Tuition at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary