Graduate Programs at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Graduate School Overview

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (referred to as SBTS) is a Private, 4 years school located in Louisville, KY. It is classified as a Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (1/1/1938 - Current).

SBTS Directory Information
School Name	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS)
Address	2825 Lexington Rd, Louisville, KY 40280-0001
Phone	800-626-5525
Web	https://www.sbts.edu
Online Application	https://www.sbts.edu/admissions/start-your-application
Financial Info	https://www.sbts.edu/future-students/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is $9,000 in average. The school has 3,248 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,266 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 40 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,000
Student Population	3,248
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	40 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is $9,000 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $468.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary offers the alternative tuition plans.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 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, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is $9,000. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -1.45% 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	$16,686	$652
2019-2020	$11,124	$652
2020-2021	$8,550	$582
2021-2022	$8,550	$582
2022-2023	$8,550	$450

The graduate school tuition & fees of SBTS is average compared to private graduate schools in Kentucky. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Kentucky graduate tuition is $17,742 (public) / $11,001 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	$9,000
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Kentucky Graduate Schools	$10,479	$13,191
Public	$10,985	$17,742
Private	$11,001

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $8,950 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $3,960. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$7,150	$1,500	$2,460	$1,500
2019-2020	$7,450	$1,500	$2,460	$1,500
2020-2021	$7,450	$1,500	$2,460	$1,500
2021-2022	$7,450	$1,500	$2,460	$1,500
2022-2023	$7,450	$1,500	$2,460	$1,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $468 at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -1.47% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$618
2019-2020	$618
2020-2021	$475
2021-2022	$475
2022-2023	$468

Graduate Programs at SBTS

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary offers 24 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, 550 students have completed their study at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Offered Degrees at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	373
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	7	100
Doctor's degree - professional practice	5	76
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1
Total	24	550

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 264 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 73 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	2	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	264	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	237	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	43	$44,500
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	42	$44,500
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	35	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	73	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	46	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	32	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	28	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	18	-

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary offers 24 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 550 students have completed their graduate studies.

373 students have earned/completed Master's program.
76 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	3	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	370 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	35	-
Religious Education	✕	4	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	10	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	43	$44,500
Divinity/Ministry	✕	237	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	15	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	0	-
Youth Ministry	✕	1	-
Lay Ministry	✕	0	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	25	-
	Total	373

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	100 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	7	-
Religious Education	✕	13	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	2	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	73	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	3	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	2	-
	Total	100

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	76 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	9	-
Religious Education	✕	0	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	32	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	17	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	18	-
	Total	76

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at SBTS

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,429 students enrolled into The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate schools where it has total 4,266 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,596 full-time and 1,833 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,956 male and 473 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	3,429	2,956	473
Full-time	1,596	1,428	168
Part-tme	1,833	1,528	305

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

There are 2,443 White (71.25%), 104 Black/African American (3.03%), 83 Hispanic (2.42%), 136 Asian (3.97%), and 663 students with other races. 635 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,429	2,956	473
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	136	111	25
Black/African American	104	93	11
Hispanic	83	76	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	4	0
White	2,443	2,110	333
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	21	18	3
Non-resident Alien	635	541	94

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 908 graduate students (26.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,172 graduate students (34.18% 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	3,429
Enrolled Online Exclusively	908
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,172
Not in Online Courses	1,349

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. 376 students are aged 20 to 24 (10.97% of total students), 380 students are aged above 50 (11.08%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,429	2,956	473
Age 20-21	30	23	7
Age 22-24	346	278	68
Age 25-29	816	680	136
Age 30-34	669	613	56
Age 35-39	569	513	56
Age 40-49	619	539	80
Age 50-64	350	289	61
Over 64	30	21	9

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