Houston Christian University (HBU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Houston, TX.
It offers 45 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 4 Doctorate, and 10 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,475.
A total of 1,434 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,257 students at HBU. HBU offers online graduate programs and 831 out of 1,434 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find HBU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,475. It offers forty-five (45) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Houston Christian University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 7502 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,340 students
831 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $11,475 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 45 Graduate Programs
31 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Houston Christian University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Houston Christian University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,475 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $627.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $8,875 |
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| Fees | $2,600 |
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| Cost per Credit | $627 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $10,816 (On-Campus) / $10,816 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,202 (On-Campus) / $6,470 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,493 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $29,761 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $12,850 | $12,650 | $13,400 | $13,324 | $11,475 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Houston Christian University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 45 major areas - 31 Master's (11 online programs), 4 Doctorate (2 online programs), 10 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs). 406 students have been conferred Master's degree and 19 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 406 | 19 | 3 | - |
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| Men | 101 | 1 | 2 | - |
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| Women | 305 | 18 | 1 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 4 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
HBU graduate schools have a total of 1,340 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 328 male and 1,012 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 204 full-time and 1,136 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 831 students enrolled through online exclusively and 201 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 385 White, 500 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at Houston Christian University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
16 grad students are younger than 22 and 522 students are older than 65. It has 505 students aged between 22 and 30 and 391 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,340 |
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| Men | 328 |
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| Women | 1,012 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,340 |
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| Full-time Students | 204 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,136 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,340 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 27 |
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| Black | 500 |
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| Hispanic | 281 |
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| White | 385 |
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| Two or more races | 30 |
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| Un-Known | 27 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,340 |
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| 21 & Under | 16 |
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| 22-24 | 201 |
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| 25-29 | 304 |
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| 30-34 | 205 |
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| 35-39 | 186 |
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| 40 & Over | 522 |
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Online Population
At Houston Christian University graduate schools, 831 students enrolled online exclusively and 201 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,434 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 831 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 201 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 402 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 831 |
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| Texas Resident | 713 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 118 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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