Graduate Programs at Western Seminary

Graduate School Overview

Western Seminary is a Private, 4 years school located in Portland, OR. 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 (1/1/2000 - Current).

Western Seminary Directory Information
School Name	Western Seminary
Address	5511 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215-3367
Phone	503-517-1800
Web	https://www.westernseminary.edu
Online Application	https://www.westernseminary.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.westernseminary.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western Seminary is $16,068 in average. The school has 835 students (all graduate).

It offers total 10 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,068
Student Population	835
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	10 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)

The graduate tuition & fees at Western Seminary is $16,068 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $641.

Western Seminary offers the alternative tuition plans.

Western 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, 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)	2 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 Western Seminary is $16,068. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.88% 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	$14,040	$660
2019-2020	$14,400	$660
2020-2021	$14,640	$660
2021-2022	$14,808	$660
2022-2023	$15,408	$660

The graduate school tuition & fees of Western Seminary is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Oregon. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Oregon graduate tuition is $24,920 (public) / $20,889 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western Seminary	$16,068
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Oregon Graduate Schools	$18,608	$21,645
Public	$18,130	$24,920
Private	$20,889

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $641 at Western Seminary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.89% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$585
2019-2020	$600
2020-2021	$610
2021-2022	$617
2022-2023	$641

Graduate Programs at Western Seminary

Western Seminary offers 10 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, 160 students have completed their study at Western Seminary.

Offered Degrees at Western Seminary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	5	2	138
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	8
Total	10	2	160

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Western Seminary by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Theological and Ministerial Studies (other) program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 48 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology program with 6 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	11	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	8	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	48	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	43	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	41	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	41	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	40	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Western Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	6	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	5	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	4	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	4	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	2	-

Western Seminary offers 10 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 160 students have completed their graduate studies.

138 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 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
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (2 completers)	97 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	6	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	48	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	41	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	41	-
	Total	138

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	4	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	6	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	4	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at Western Seminary

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 835 students enrolled into Western Seminary graduate schools . By attending status, there are 62 full-time and 773 part-time graduate students. By gender, 585 male and 250 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	835	585	250
Full-time	62	34	28
Part-tme	773	551	222

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

There are 584 White (69.94%), 31 Black/African American (3.71%), 40 Hispanic (4.79%), 93 Asian (11.14%), and 87 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	835	585	250
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	93	55	38
Black/African American	31	22	9
Hispanic	40	26	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	5	0
White	584	427	157
Two More	35	22	13
Un-Known	45	26	19
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Western Seminary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 356 graduate students (42.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 166 graduate students (19.88% 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	835
Enrolled Online Exclusively	356
Enrolled Some Online Courses	166
Not in Online Courses	313

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Seminary. 53 students are aged 20 to 24 (6.35% of total students), 99 students are aged above 50 (11.86%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Seminary.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	835	585	250
Age 20-21	1	1	0
Age 22-24	52	30	22
Age 25-29	180	121	59
Age 30-34	178	131	47
Age 35-39	131	103	28
Age 40-49	178	123	55
Age 50-64	97	63	34
Over 64	2	2	0
Age Un-Known	16	11	5

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