Graduate Programs at Institute of Lutheran Theology

Graduate School Overview

Institute of Lutheran Theology is a Private, 4 years school located in Brookings, SD. Institute of Lutheran Theology is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.

Institute of Lutheran Theology Directory Information
School Name	Institute of Lutheran Theology
Address	910 4th Street, Brookings, SD 57006
Phone	605-692-9337
Web	https://ilt.edu
Online Application	https://www.ilt.edu/apply-for-programs
Financial Info	https://www.ilt.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Institute of Lutheran Theology is $8,710 in average.

It offers total 13 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 13 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,710
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	13 graduate programs (13 programs available online learning)

The graduate tuition & fees at Institute of Lutheran Theology is $8,710 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $425.

Institute of Lutheran Theology offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$7,650
Required Fees	$700
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$425

Institute of Lutheran 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, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	13 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Institute of Lutheran Theology is $8,710. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.31% 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	$6,840	$300
2019-2020	$7,290	$330
2020-2021	$7,506	$330
2021-2022	$7,650	$378
2022-2023	$7,650	$700
2023-2024	$8,010	$700

The graduate school tuition & fees of Institute of Lutheran Theology is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in South Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,802 and the South Dakota graduate tuition is $11,078 (public) / $15,380 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Institute of Lutheran Theology	$8,710
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,802
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,930
South Dakota Graduate Schools	$10,926	$13,399
Public	$6,489	$11,078
Private	$15,380

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $443 at Institute of Lutheran Theology. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.24% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$380
2019-2020	$405
2020-2021	$417
2021-2022	$425
2022-2023	$425
2023-2024	$443

Graduate Programs at Institute of Lutheran Theology

Institute of Lutheran Theology offers 6 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 10 students have completed their study at Institute of Lutheran Theology.

Offered Degrees at Institute of Lutheran Theology
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	4	7
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	0
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	3
Total	6	6	10

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Institute of Lutheran Theology by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 4 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 3 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Institute of Lutheran Theology
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Divinity/Ministry	✔	4
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✔	2
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Institute of Lutheran Theology
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Divinity/Ministry	✔	3
Divinity/Ministry	✔	-

Institute of Lutheran Theology offers 6 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 10 students have completed their graduate studies.

7 students have earned/completed Master's program.
3 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✔	2
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	5 completers
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	4
	Total	7