Southwest Baptist University (Southwest Baptist) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bolivar, MO.
It offers 14 graduate programs - 10 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,133.
A total of 550 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,386 students at Southwest Baptist. Southwest Baptist offers online graduate programs and 149 out of 550 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Southwest Baptist'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 $6,133. It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southwest Baptist University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1600 University Ave, Bolivar, MO |
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| Graduate School Students | 608 students
149 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $6,133 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 14 Graduate Programs
10 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Southwest Baptist University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southwest Baptist University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,133 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $409.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $5,730 |
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| Fees | $403 |
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| Cost per Credit | $409 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $8,952 (On-Campus) / $7,884 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,000 (On-Campus) / $2,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $18,585 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $17,517 |
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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 | $5,339 | $5,423 | $5,388 | $5,520 | $6,133 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southwest Baptist University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 10 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post-Master's. 96 students have been conferred Master's degree and 84 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 | 96 | 84 | - | 23 |
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| Men | 36 | 35 | - | 10 |
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| Women | 60 | 49 | - | 13 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Southwest Baptist graduate schools have a total of 608 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 216 male and 392 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 259 full-time and 349 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 149 students enrolled through online exclusively and 108 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 468 White, 23 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at Southwest Baptist University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
12 grad students are younger than 22 and 90 students are older than 65. It has 334 students aged between 22 and 30 and 112 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 608 |
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| Men | 216 |
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| Women | 392 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 608 |
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| Full-time Students | 259 |
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| Part-time Students | 349 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 608 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 11 |
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| Black | 23 |
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| Hispanic | 15 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 468 |
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| Two or more races | 1 |
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| Un-Known | 76 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 608 |
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| 21 & Under | 12 |
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| 22-24 | 180 |
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| 25-29 | 154 |
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| 30-34 | 59 |
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| 35-39 | 53 |
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| 40 & Over | 90 |
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Online Population
At Southwest Baptist University graduate schools, 149 students enrolled online exclusively and 108 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 550 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 149 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 108 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 293 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 149 |
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| Missouri Resident | 34 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 115 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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