Graduate Programs at Institute of Buddhist Studies

Graduate School Overview

Institute of Buddhist Studies is a Private, 4 years school located in Berkeley, CA. and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

Institute of Buddhist Studies Directory Information
School Name	Institute of Buddhist Studies
Address	2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone	510-809-1444
Web	https://www.shin-ibs.edu
Financial Info	https://0

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Institute of Buddhist Studies is $19,800 in average. The school has 54 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,800
Student Population	54
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	4 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Institute of Buddhist Studies is $19,800 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $825.

Institute of Buddhist Studies offers the alternative tuition plans.

Institute of Buddhist Studies 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.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	No On-Campus Services Available or Reported

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Institute of Buddhist Studies is $19,800. 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	$18,120	-
2019-2020	$18,720	-
2020-2021	$19,200	-
2021-2022	$19,800	-
2022-2023	$19,800	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Institute of Buddhist Studies is average compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Institute of Buddhist Studies	$19,800
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,475
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$23,882

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $825 at Institute of Buddhist Studies. 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	$755
2019-2020	$780
2020-2021	$800
2021-2022	$825
2022-2023	$825

Graduate Programs at Institute of Buddhist Studies

Institute of Buddhist Studies 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 Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Offered Degrees at Institute of Buddhist Studies
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	3
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	6
Total	4	9

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Institute of Buddhist Studies by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Theological and Ministerial Studies (other) program with 6 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Buddhist Studies program with 3 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Institute of Buddhist Studies
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	6
Buddhist Studies	✕	0

Popular Master's Programs at Institute of Buddhist Studies
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Buddhist Studies	✕	3
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0

Institute of Buddhist Studies 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.

3 students have earned/completed Master's program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	3 completers
Buddhist Studies	✕	3
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0
	Total	3

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers
Buddhist Studies	✕	0
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	6 completers
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	6
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at Institute of Buddhist Studies

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 36 students enrolled into Institute of Buddhist Studies graduate schools where it has total 53 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3 full-time and 33 part-time graduate students. By gender, 21 male and 15 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	36	21	15
Full-time	3	1	2
Part-tme	33	20	13

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

There are 15 White (41.67%), 1 Hispanic (2.78%), 7 Asian (19.44%), and 13 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	36	21	15
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	7	3	4
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	15	12	3
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	12	6	6
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Institute of Buddhist Studies offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 9 graduate students (25.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 9 graduate students (25.00% 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	36
Enrolled Online Exclusively	9
Enrolled Some Online Courses	9
Not in Online Courses	18

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Institute of Buddhist Studies. 1 students are aged 20 to 24 (2.78% of total students), 14 students are aged above 50 (38.89%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Institute of Buddhist Studies.