Graduate Programs | Wesley Biblical Seminary

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Wesley Biblical Seminary with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,600 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $500.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$12,000
Fees	$600
Cost per Credit	$500
Books & Supplies	$500
Room & Board	$9,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,000 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total	$25,100

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$14,800	$17,800	$17,100	$12,600	$12,600

Graduate Program Overview

Wesley Biblical Seminary is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Ridgeland, Mississippi. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,600.

It offers six (6) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Wesley Biblical Seminary
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	1880 E County Line Road, Ridgeland, MS
Graduate School Students	231 students 130 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$12,600
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 6 Graduate Programs 4 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Wesley Biblical Seminary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 6 major areas - 4 Master's (4 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 1 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs). 20 students have been conferred Master's degree and 4 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
Total	20	4	-	-
Men	15	3	-	-
Women	5	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.

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Divinity/Ministry	9^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religious Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bible/Biblical Studies	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	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	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 251 students enrolled in Wesley Biblical Seminary including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 231 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 132 male and 99 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 65 full-time and 166 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 130 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 4 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	231
Men Students	132
Women Students	99

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	231
Full-time Students	65
Part-time Students	166

By race/ethnicity 105 White, 79 Black, and 2 Asian students are attending at Wesley Biblical Seminary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	231
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	2
Black	79
Hispanic	28
White	105
Two or more races	2
Un-Known	13

The school has 17 students aged between 22 and 30 and 39 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	231
22-24	3
25-29	14
30-34	14
35-39	25
40 & Over	93

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wesley Biblical Seminary, 130 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	161
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	130
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	27

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	130
Mississippi Resident	24
Other State In U.S.	63
Outside of U.S.	42

Graduate School Tuition at Wesley Biblical Seminary