Graduate Programs | Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees at Northern 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 $14,135 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $505.

2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$13,635
Fees	$500
Cost per Credit	$505

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Tuition & Fees	$14,010	$13,929	$13,929	$13,929	$14,135

Graduate Program Overview

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lisle, Illinois. The school offers graduate degrees only.

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,135.

It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	410 Warrenville Road, Suite 300, Lisle, IL
Graduate School Students	346 students
Tuition & Fees (2022-2023)	$14,135
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 10 Graduate Programs 5 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 5 Master's , 4 Doctorate , 1 Post-Master'. 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	38	-	-	1
Men	18	-	-	-
Women	20	-	-	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.

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Christian Studies	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	6	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	1	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Ministry	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Christian Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Ministry	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 346 students enrolled in Northern Baptist Theological Seminary including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 346 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 243 male and 103 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 251 full-time and 95 part-time students in graduate schools.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	346
Men Students	243
Women Students	103

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	346
Full-time Students	251
Part-time Students	95

By race/ethnicity 201 White, 66 Black, and 13 Asian students are attending at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	346
Asian	13
Black	66
Hispanic	8
White	201
Two or more races	12
Un-Known	44

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 0 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 301 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	374
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	301
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	73

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	0
Illinois Resident	0
Other State In U.S.	-
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary