Graduate Programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Graduate School Overview

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (referred to as MBTS) is a Private, 4 years school located in Kansas City, MO.

The school is accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (1/1/1964 - Current).

MBTS Directory Information
School Name	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS)
Address	5001 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118-4697
Phone	816-414-3700
Web	https://www.mbts.edu
Online Application	https://www.mbts.edu/future-students/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.mbts.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of MBTS is $8,020 in average. The school has 2,763 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,772 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 42 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 28 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,020
Student Population	2,763
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	42 graduate programs (28 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at MBTS is $8,020 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $393.

MBTS offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$6,520
Required Fees	$900
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$393

MBTS 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	28 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student 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 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is $8,020. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 8.09% 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	$5,720	$615
2019-2020	$5,904	$850
2020-2021	$6,100	$850
2021-2022	$6,100	$850
2022-2023	$6,520	$900
2023-2024	$7,020	$1,000

The graduate school tuition & fees of MBTS is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,796 (public) / $14,617 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	$8,020
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,632	$15,696
Public	$10,049	$17,796
Private	$14,617

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,895 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MBTS.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -23.34% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,424. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -13.70% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$7,500	$3,636	$9,864	$5,787
2019-2020	$7,850	$3,360	$10,557	$4,662
2020-2021	$8,210	$3,990	$11,000	$4,800
2021-2022	$12,132	$5,779	$14,463	$5,534
2022-2023	$13,658	$6,919	$15,623	$6,884
2023-2024	$11,310	$4,464	$13,839	$5,585

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $425 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 8.14% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$320
2019-2020	$328
2020-2021	$339
2021-2022	$339
2022-2023	$393
2023-2024	$425

Graduate Programs at MBTS

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers 18 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, 456 students have completed their study at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Offered Degrees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	8	257
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	117
Doctor's degree - other	4	3	69
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	2	2
Post Master's Degree	1	0	11
Total	18	14	456

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Religious Education program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 111 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 74 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Religious Education	✕	11	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	2	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	111	$49,900
Divinity/Ministry	✔	105	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	12	-
Religious Education	✔	10	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✔	9	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	74	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	43	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	32	-
Religious Education	✔	16	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✔	12	-

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers 18 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 456 students have completed their graduate studies.

257 students have earned/completed Master's program.
69 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
11 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✔	6	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (6 completers)	247 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	12	-
Religious Education	✔	10	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✔	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	111	$49,900
Divinity/Ministry	✔	105	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✔	9	-
Women's Ministry	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✔	4	-
	Total	257

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	117 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	43	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	74	-
	Total	117

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Education	✔	9	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
Religious Education	✔	16	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	32	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	12 completers	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✔	12	-
	Total	69

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	2	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	-	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	11	-
	Total	11

Graduate Student Population at MBTS

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,763 students enrolled into Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate schools where it has total 3,772 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,509 full-time and 1,254 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,392 male and 371 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	2,763	2,392	371
Full-time	1,509	1,349	160
Part-tme	1,254	1,043	211

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

There are 1,493 White (54.04%), 75 Black/African American (2.71%), 128 Hispanic (4.63%), 187 Asian (6.77%), and 880 students with other races. 527 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,763	2,392	371
American Indian/Native American	16	15	1
Asian	187	148	39
Black/African American	75	70	5
Hispanic	128	112	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,493	1,348	145
Two More	27	20	7
Un-Known	309	261	48
Non-resident Alien	527	417	110

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,350 graduate students (48.86% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 258 graduate students (9.34% 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	2,763
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,350
Enrolled Some Online Courses	258
Not in Online Courses	1,155

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