Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wake Forest, NC.
It offers 40 graduate programs - 16 Master's, 15 Doctorate, and 9 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,516.
A total of 2,263 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,220 students at SEBTS. SEBTS offers online graduate programs and 866 out of 2,263 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find SEBTS'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 $6,516. It offers forty (40) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 120 S. Wingate Street, Wake Forest, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,168 students
866 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $6,516 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 40 Graduate Programs
16 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Southeastern 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 $6,516 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $322.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $5,796 |
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| Fees | $720 |
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| Cost per Credit | $322 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $7,123 (On-Campus) / $17,783 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,733 (On-Campus) / $3,733 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $18,172 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,832 |
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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 | $5,830 | $6,112 | $6,144 | $6,388 | $6,516 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 40 major areas - 16 Master's (2 online programs), 15 Doctorate (1 online programs), 9 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 359 students have been conferred Master's degree and 60 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 | 359 | 60 | 12 | - |
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| Men | 263 | 56 | 4 | - |
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| Women | 96 | 4 | 8 | - |
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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
SEBTS graduate schools have a total of 2,168 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,583 male and 585 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,011 full-time and 1,157 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 866 students enrolled through online exclusively and 659 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,686 White, 79 Black, and 113 Asian students are attending at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
25 grad students are younger than 22 and 711 students are older than 65. It has 873 students aged between 22 and 30 and 651 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,168 |
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| Men | 1,583 |
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| Women | 585 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,168 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,011 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,157 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,168 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 22 |
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| Asian | 113 |
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| Black | 79 |
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| Hispanic | 197 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 1,686 |
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| Un-Known | 65 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,168 |
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| 21 & Under | 25 |
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| 22-24 | 318 |
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| 25-29 | 555 |
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| 30-34 | 371 |
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| 35-39 | 280 |
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| 40 & Over | 711 |
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Online Population
At Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate schools, 866 students enrolled online exclusively and 659 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,263 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 866 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 659 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 738 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 866 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 206 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 522 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 137 |
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