Graduate Programs at Western Theological Seminary

Graduate School Overview

Western Theological Seminary is a Private, 4 years school located in Holland, MI. 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- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (1/1/1940 - Current).

Western Theological Seminary Directory Information
School Name	Western Theological Seminary
Address	101 E 13th St, Holland, MI 49423-3622
Phone	616-392-8555
Web	https://www.westernsem.edu
Online Application	https://www.westernsem.edu
Financial Info	https://www.westernsem.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western Theological Seminary is $15,860 in average. The school has 434 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,860
Student Population	434
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	3 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Western Theological Seminary is $15,860 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $540.

Western Theological Seminary offers the alternative tuition plans.

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Western Theological Seminary is $15,860. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.79% 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	$14,656	$100
2019-2020	$15,104	$100
2020-2021	$15,840	$100
2021-2022	$14,935	$200
2022-2023	$15,660	$200

The graduate school tuition & fees of Western Theological Seminary is average compared to private graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,597 (public) / $19,159 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western Theological Seminary	$15,860
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,234	$21,147
Public	$17,325	$26,597
Private	$19,159

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $540 at Western Theological Seminary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.85% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$458
2019-2020	$472
2020-2021	$495
2021-2022	$515
2022-2023	$540

Graduate Programs at Western Theological Seminary

Western Theological Seminary offers 3 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, 59 students have completed their study at Western Theological Seminary.

Offered Degrees at Western Theological Seminary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	1	28
Doctor's degree - other	1	7
Post Master's Degree	1	24
Total	3	59

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 31 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Theology and Religious Vocations (other) program with 28 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 12 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	31	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	24	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	28	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	19	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Western Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	12	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	7	-

Western Theological Seminary offers 3 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 59 students have completed their graduate studies.

28 students have earned/completed Master's program.
7 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
24 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
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	28	-
	Total	28

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	7	-
	Total	7

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	24	-
	Total	24

Graduate Student Population at Western Theological Seminary

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 377 students enrolled into Western Theological Seminary graduate schools where it has total 433 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 73 full-time and 304 part-time graduate students. By gender, 233 male and 144 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	377	233	144
Full-time	73	40	33
Part-tme	304	193	111

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

There are 175 White (46.42%), 12 Black/African American (3.18%), 122 Hispanic (32.36%), 10 Asian (2.65%), and 58 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	377	233	144
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	10	8	2
Black/African American	12	9	3
Hispanic	122	82	40
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	175	95	80
Two More	5	2	3
Un-Known	43	30	13
Non-resident Alien	9	7	2

Western Theological Seminary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 42 graduate students (11.14% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 282 graduate students (74.80% 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	377
Enrolled Online Exclusively	42
Enrolled Some Online Courses	282
Not in Online Courses	53

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Theological Seminary. 31 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.22% of total students), 85 students are aged above 50 (22.55%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Theological Seminary.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	377	233	144
Age 22-24	31	17	14
Age 25-29	41	22	19
Age 30-34	53	31	22
Age 35-39	48	25	23
Age 40-49	99	70	29
Age 50-64	77	47	30
Over 64	8	4	4
Age Un-Known	20	17	3

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