Graduate Programs at Houston Baptist University

Graduate School Overview

Houston Baptist University (referred to as HBU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Houston, TX. Houston Baptist University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1968 - Current).

HBU Directory Information
School Name	Houston Baptist University (HBU)
Address	7502 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77074-3298
Phone	281-649-3000
Web	https://www.hbu.edu
Online Application	https://www.hbu.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.hbu.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Houston Baptist University is $13,324 in average. The school has 1,340 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,120 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 120 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 38 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,324
Student Population	1,340
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	120 graduate programs (38 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Houston Baptist University is $13,324 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $547.

Houston Baptist University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Houston Baptist University 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, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	38 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Houston Baptist University is $13,324. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.57% 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	$10,000	$2,200
2019-2020	$10,350	$2,500
2020-2021	$10,350	$2,300
2021-2022	$11,000	$2,400
2022-2023	$10,924	$2,400

The graduate school tuition & fees of HBU is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,588 (public) / $18,378 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Houston Baptist University	$13,324
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,299	$17,908
Public	$8,153	$17,588
Private	$18,378

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $547 at Houston Baptist University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.55% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$550
2019-2020	$575
2020-2021	$575
2021-2022	$550
2022-2023	$547

Graduate Programs at HBU

Houston Baptist University offers 54 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 403 students have completed their study at Houston Baptist University.

Offered Degrees at Houston Baptist University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	35	11	384
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	2	18
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	11	1
Total	54	24	403

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Houston Baptist University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 64 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 18 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Houston Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	2	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✔	1	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✔	1	-
Psychology	✔	1	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Houston Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	64	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	50	$75,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	48	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	47	$71,200
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	43	$49,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at Houston Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	18	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	15	-
Administration of Special Education	✔	3	-
Administration of Special Education	✔	0	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	0	-

Houston Baptist University offers 54 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 403 students have completed their graduate studies.

384 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	87 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	1	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	43	$49,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	21	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	5	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✕	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	$52,600
Reading Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	1	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Behavioral Sciences	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	13	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	5	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (3 completers)	39 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	0	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	32	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	29 completers	$32,200
Psychology	✕	24	$32,200
Counseling Psychology	✕	5	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	0	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	94 completers	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✔	5	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	2	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	5	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	18	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	64	-
Business [+]	✔ (3 completers)	101 completers	$67,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	50	$75,100
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	3	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	47	$71,200
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	1	-
Management Science	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	384

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Administration of Special Education	✕	3	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	15	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✔	0	-
	Total	18

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (2 completers)	0 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	0	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	0	-
Human Resources Development	✔	0	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	0	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at HBU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,340 students enrolled into Houston Baptist University graduate schools where it has total 4,120 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 204 full-time and 1,136 part-time graduate students. By gender, 328 male and 1,012 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	1,340	328	1,012
Full-time	204	60	144
Part-tme	1,136	268	868

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

There are 385 White (28.73%), 500 Black/African American (37.31%), 281 Hispanic (20.97%), 27 Asian (2.01%), and 147 students with other races. 88 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,340	328	1,012
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	27	7	20
Black/African American	500	95	405
Hispanic	281	50	231
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	385	124	261
Two More	30	9	21
Un-Known	27	3	24
Non-resident Alien	88	39	49

Houston Baptist University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 792 graduate students (59.10% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 133 graduate students (9.93% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,340
Enrolled Online Exclusively	792
Enrolled Some Online Courses	133
Not in Online Courses	415

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Houston Baptist University. 217 students are aged 20 to 24 (16.19% of total students), 166 students are aged above 50 (12.39%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Houston Baptist University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,340	328	1,012
Age 20-21	11	1	10
Age 22-24	206	70	136
Age 25-29	300	69	231
Age 30-34	202	42	160
Age 35-39	187	49	138
Age 40-49	268	49	219
Age 50-64	149	39	110
Over 64	17	9	8

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