Franciscan School of Theology Graduate Schools

Franciscan School of Theology (referred to as FST) is a Private, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA. Franciscan School of Theology is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Franciscan School of Theology is $15,226 in average. The school has 64 students (all graduate).

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (1/1/1975 - Current).

FST Directory Information
School Name	Franciscan School of Theology (FST)
Address	5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110
Phone	619-574-5800
Web	https://www.fst.edu
Online Application	https://www.fst.edu/application-form
Financial Info	https://www.fst.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Franciscan School of Theology is $15,226 in average. The school has 64 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,226
Student Population	64
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	4 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Franciscan School of Theology is $15,226 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $832.

Franciscan School of Theology offers the alternative tuition plans.

Franciscan School of Theology offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Franciscan School of Theology is $15,226. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$13,500	$180
2019-2020	$14,400	$220
2020-2021	$14,400	$220
2021-2022	$14,976	$250
2022-2023	$14,976	$250

The graduate school tuition & fees of FST is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Franciscan School of Theology	$15,226
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
California Graduate Schools	$19,766	$22,527
Public	$11,624	$21,752
Private	$24,037

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $832 at Franciscan School of Theology. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$750
2019-2020	$800
2020-2021	$800
2021-2022	$832
2022-2023	$832

Graduate Programs at FST

Franciscan School of Theology offers 4 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 9 students have completed their study at Franciscan School of Theology.

Offered Degrees at Franciscan School of Theology
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	9
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	4	9

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Franciscan School of Theology by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 5 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Franciscan School of Theology
Program	Available Online	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	-

Popular Master's Programs at Franciscan School of Theology
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	5	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	5	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	4	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	3	-

Franciscan School of Theology offers 4 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 9 students have completed their graduate studies.

9 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	5	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	4	-
	Total	9

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at FST

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 64 students enrolled into Franciscan School of Theology graduate schools . By attending status, there are 26 full-time and 38 part-time graduate students. By gender, 41 male and 23 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	64	41	23
Full-time	26	21	5
Part-tme	38	20	18

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 27 White (42.19%), 27 Hispanic (42.19%), 6 Asian (9.38%), and 4 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	64	41	23
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	6	4	2
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	27	18	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	27	17	10
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	1	0	1

Franciscan School of Theology offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 7 graduate students (10.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	64
Enrolled Online Exclusively	7
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	57

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Franciscan School of Theology. 3 students are aged 20 to 24 (4.69% of total students), 22 students are aged above 50 (34.38%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Franciscan School of Theology.