Graduate Programs at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Graduate School Overview

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (referred to as SEBTS) is a Private, 4 years school located in Wake Forest, NC.

The school is accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (1/1/1958 - Current).

SEBTS Directory Information
School Name	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS)
Address	120 S. Wingate Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587-1889
Phone	919-761-2100
Web	https://www.sebts.edu
Online Application	https://www.sebts.edu/admissions-and-aid/application-process/default.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.sebts.edu/admissions-and-aid/student-resources/default.aspx

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SEBTS is $6,388 in average. The school has 2,085 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,764 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 60 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,388
Student Population	2,085
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	60 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at SEBTS is $6,388 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $304.

SEBTS offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$5,472
Required Fees	$672
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$304

SEBTS 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)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
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 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is $6,388. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.97% 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	$5,220	$610
2019-2020	$5,472	$640
2020-2021	$5,220	$610
2021-2022	$5,472	$640
2022-2023	$5,472	$672
2023-2024	$5,688	$700

The graduate school tuition & fees of SEBTS is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,600 (public) / $15,605 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	$6,388
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,485	$17,525
Public	$8,436	$22,600
Private	$15,605

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,186 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SEBTS.

On-campus living costs are increased by 15.12% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,877. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.04% 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	$6,882	$1,511	$7,817	$1,511
2019-2020	$6,518	$1,565	$9,336	$1,565
2020-2021	$6,756	$1,592	$9,507	$1,592
2021-2022	$6,836	$8,000	$11,000	$8,000
2022-2023	$5,874	$3,843	$12,378	$3,843
2023-2024	$7,469	$3,717	$13,160	$3,717

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $316 at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.95% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$290
2019-2020	$304
2020-2021	$290
2021-2022	$304
2022-2023	$304
2023-2024	$316

Graduate Programs at SEBTS

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary offers 38 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, 495 students have completed their study at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Offered Degrees at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	2	426
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	8	0	30
Doctor's degree - professional practice	5	0	39
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	2	0
Total	38	4	495

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 225 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 28 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Ethics	✕	-	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	-	-
Worship Ministry	✔	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	225	-
Christian Studies	✕	59	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	49	$56,300
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	22	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✔	20	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	28	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	9	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	6	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	6	-
Religious Education	✕	6	-

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary offers 38 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 495 students have completed their graduate studies.

426 students have earned/completed Master's program.
39 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	20 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✔	20	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	2	-
Ethics	✕	2	-
Christian Studies	✕	59	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	315 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	-	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	22	-
Religious Education	✕	7	-
Worship Ministry	✕	2	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	49	$56,300
Divinity/Ministry	✕	225	-
Youth Ministry	✕	-	-
Women's Ministry	✕	3	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	16	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	8	-
	Total	426

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	6	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	3	-
Religious Education	✕	6	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	9	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	4	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	2	-
	Total	30

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	4	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	28	-
Women's Ministry	✕	-	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	1	-
	Total	39

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Ethics	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	-	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	-	-
Worship Ministry	✕	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	-	-
Youth Ministry	✕	-	-
Women's Ministry	✕	-	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at SEBTS

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,085 students enrolled into Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate schools where it has total 2,764 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,000 full-time and 1,085 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,545 male and 540 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	2,085	1,545	540
Full-time	1,000	793	207
Part-tme	1,085	752	333

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

There are 1,626 White (77.99%), 87 Black/African American (4.17%), 173 Hispanic (8.30%), 113 Asian (5.42%), and 86 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,085	1,545	540
American Indian/Native American	14	12	2
Asian	113	71	42
Black/African American	87	64	23
Hispanic	173	113	60
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,626	1,223	403
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	64	55	9
Non-resident Alien	6	6	0

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 821 graduate students (39.38% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 535 graduate students (25.66% 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	2,085
Enrolled Online Exclusively	821
Enrolled Some Online Courses	535
Not in Online Courses	729

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. 325 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.59% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 256 students are aged above 50 (12.28%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,085	1,545	540
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	20	12	8
Age 22-24	305	205	100
Age 25-29	564	417	147
Age 30-34	358	283	75
Age 35-39	252	196	56
Age 40-49	329	248	81
Age 50-64	229	165	64
Over 64	27	18	9

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