Southwest Baptist University (Southwest Baptist) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bolivar, MO.
It offers 14 graduate programs - 11 Master's, and 3 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,956.
A total of 489 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,199 students at Southwest Baptist. Southwest Baptist offers online graduate programs and 177 out of 489 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Southwest Baptist'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 $7,956. It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southwest Baptist University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1600 University Ave, Bolivar, MO |
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| Graduate School Students | 533 students
177 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $7,956 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 14 Graduate Programs
11 Master's, 3 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southwest Baptist University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Southwest Baptist University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $7,956 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $417.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $7,506 |
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| Fees | $450 |
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| Cost per Credit | $417 |
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| Books & Supplies | $980 |
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| Room & Board | $9,776 (On-Campus) / $8,010 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,573 (On-Campus) / $5,765 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $21,285 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $22,711 |
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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 | $5,423 | $5,388 | $5,520 | $6,133 | $7,956 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southwest Baptist University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 11 Master's, 3 Doctorate. 146 students have been conferred Master's degree and 63 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 | 146 | 63 | - | - |
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| Men | 40 | 31 | - | - |
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| Women | 106 | 32 | - | - |
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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
Southwest Baptist graduate schools have a total of 533 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 178 male and 355 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 407 full-time and 126 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 177 students enrolled through online exclusively and 90 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 380 White, 19 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at Southwest Baptist University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 533 |
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| Men | 178 |
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| Women | 355 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 533 |
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| Full-time Students | 407 |
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| Part-time Students | 126 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 533 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 6 |
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| Black | 19 |
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| Hispanic | 14 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 380 |
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| Two or more races | 7 |
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| Un-Known | 96 |
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Online Population
At Southwest Baptist University graduate schools, 177 students enrolled online exclusively and 90 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 489 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 177 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 90 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 222 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 177 |
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| Missouri Resident | 153 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 22 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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