Graduate Programs at Ouachita Baptist University

Graduate School Overview

Ouachita Baptist University (referred to as OBU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Arkadelphia, AR.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1953 - Current).

OBU Directory Information
School Name	Ouachita Baptist University (OBU)
Address	410 Ouachita St, Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001
Phone	870-245-5000
Web	https://www.obu.edu
Online Application	https://www.obu.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.obu.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of OBU is $17,188 in average. The school has 54 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,784 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 83 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,188
Student Population	54
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	83 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at OBU is $17,188 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $750.

OBU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$13,500
Required Fees	$280
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$750

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Ouachita Baptist University is $17,188. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 24.73% 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	-	-
2019-2020	-	-
2020-2021	$13,500	$220
2021-2022	$13,500	$280
2022-2023	$13,500	$280
2023-2024	$16,813	$375

The graduate school tuition & fees of OBU is average compared to private graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,933 (public) / $15,602 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Ouachita Baptist University	$17,188
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,529	$14,529
Public	$8,195	$13,933
Private	$15,602

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,150 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at OBU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.65% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,838. Off-campus living costs are increased by 21.14% 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	$7,880	$3,000	$7,930	$3,300
2019-2020	$8,000	$3,200	$9,280	$4,000
2020-2021	$8,000	$3,430	$9,470	$4,200
2021-2022	$8,510	$4,200	$9,470	$4,200
2022-2023	$8,800	$4,250	$9,650	$4,250
2023-2024	$9,240	$4,678	$8,928	$7,910

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $935 at Ouachita Baptist University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 24.67% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	-
2019-2020	-
2020-2021	$750
2021-2022	$750
2022-2023	$750
2023-2024	$935

Graduate Programs at OBU

Ouachita Baptist University offers 5 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, 44 students have completed their study at Ouachita Baptist University.

Offered Degrees at Ouachita Baptist University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	1	32
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	12
Total	5	1	44

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Dietetics/Dietitian program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 32 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Ouachita Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	12
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	-

Popular Master's Programs at Ouachita Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	32
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	-

Ouachita Baptist University offers 5 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 44 students have completed their graduate studies.

32 students have earned/completed Master's program.
12 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
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	-
Psychology [+]	✕	32 completers
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	32
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	-
	Total	32

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology [+]	✕	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	12
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at OBU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 54 students enrolled into Ouachita Baptist University graduate schools where it has total 1,784 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 46 full-time and 8 part-time graduate students. By gender, 6 male and 48 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	54	6	48
Full-time	46	4	42
Part-tme	8	2	6

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

There are 43 White (79.63%), 5 Black/African American (9.26%), 2 Hispanic (3.70%), and 4 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	54	6	48
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	5	2	3
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	43	2	41
Two More	3	1	2
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Ouachita Baptist University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 16 graduate students (29.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 38 graduate students (70.37% 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	54
Enrolled Online Exclusively	16
Enrolled Some Online Courses	38
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Ouachita Baptist University. 32 students are aged 20 to 24 (59.26% of total students), 1 students are aged above 50 (1.85%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Ouachita Baptist University.