Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Arkadelphia, AR.
It offers 7 graduate programs - 6 Master's, 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,188.
A total of 129 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,858 students at OBU. OBU offers online graduate programs and 36 out of 129 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find OBU'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 $17,188. It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Ouachita Baptist University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 410 Ouachita St, Arkadelphia, AR |
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| Graduate School Students | 81 students
36 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $17,188 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 7 Graduate Programs
6 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Ouachita Baptist University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Ouachita Baptist University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,188 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $654.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $16,813 |
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| Fees | $375 |
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| Cost per Credit | $654 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,100 |
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| Room & Board | $9,720 (On-Campus) / $9,540 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,040 (On-Campus) / $8,136 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,048 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $35,964 |
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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 | $13,720 | $13,780 | $13,780 | $17,188 | $17,188 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Ouachita Baptist University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 6 Master's (3 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's.
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 | 57 | - | - | - |
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| Men | 13 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 44 | - | - | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
OBU graduate schools have a total of 81 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 17 male and 64 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 51 full-time and 30 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 36 students enrolled through online exclusively and 93 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 61 White, 8 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Ouachita Baptist University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
3 grad students are younger than 22 and 20 students are older than 65. It has 94 students aged between 22 and 30 and 12 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 81 |
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| Men | 17 |
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| Women | 64 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 81 |
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| Full-time Students | 51 |
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| Part-time Students | 30 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 81 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Black | 8 |
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| Hispanic | 7 |
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| White | 61 |
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| Two or more races | 4 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 81 |
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| 21 & Under | 3 |
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| 22-24 | 76 |
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| 25-29 | 18 |
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| 30-34 | 8 |
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| 35-39 | 4 |
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| 40 & Over | 20 |
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Online Population
At Ouachita Baptist University graduate schools, 36 students enrolled online exclusively and 93 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 129 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 36 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 93 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 36 |
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| Arkansas Resident | 27 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 9 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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