Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Kansas City, MO.
It offers 18 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,477.
A total of 2,819 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,945 students at MBTS. MBTS offers online graduate programs and 1,393 out of 2,819 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,477. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 5001 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,773 students
1,393 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $8,477 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 18 Graduate Programs
8 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $8,477 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $409.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $7,357 |
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| Fees | $1,120 |
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| Cost per Credit | $409 |
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| Books & Supplies | $994 |
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| Room & Board | $9,971 (On-Campus) / $14,062 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,162 (On-Campus) / $4,162 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $23,604 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,695 |
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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 | $6,950 | $6,950 | $7,420 | $8,020 | $8,477 |
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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 - 8 Master's (4 online programs), 7 Doctorate (2 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 427 students have been conferred Master's degree and 131 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 | 427 | 131 | - | 3 |
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| Men | 356 | 118 | - | 3 |
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| Women | 71 | 13 | - | - |
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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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| Education | NOT OFFER |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
MBTS graduate schools have a total of 2,773 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,347 male and 426 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,536 full-time and 1,237 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,393 students enrolled through online exclusively and 214 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,499 White, 66 Black, and 216 Asian students are attending at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,773 |
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| Men | 2,347 |
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| Women | 426 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,773 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,536 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,237 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,773 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 13 |
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| Asian | 216 |
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| Black | 66 |
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| Hispanic | 150 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 1,499 |
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| Two or more races | 31 |
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| Un-Known | 273 |
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Online Population
At Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate schools, 1,393 students enrolled online exclusively and 214 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,819 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,393 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 214 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,212 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,393 |
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| Missouri Resident | 116 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 1,035 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 242 |
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