Western Seminary (Western Seminary) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Portland, OR.

It offers 10 graduate programs - 5 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,524.

You can find Western Seminary'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 $16,524. It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWestern Seminary
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address5511 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR
Graduate School Students835 students
402 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$16,524
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 10 Graduate Programs
5 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Western Seminary

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western Seminary with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $16,524 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $661.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$15,864
Fees$660
Cost per Credit$661

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Western Seminary offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 5 Master's (2 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's. 186 students have been conferred Master's degree and 17 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1861714-
Men1201610-
Women6614-

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theology/Theological Studies55ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Divinity/Ministry75ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling45 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Western Seminary graduate schools have a total of 835 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 585 male and 250 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 62 full-time and 773 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 402 students enrolled through online exclusively and 68 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 584 White, 31 Black, and 93 Asian students are attending at Western Seminary. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total835
Men585
Women250
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total835
Full-time Students62
Part-time Students773
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total835
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian93
Black31
Hispanic40
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White584
Two or more races35
Un-Known45

Online Population

At Western Seminary graduate schools, 402 students enrolled online exclusively and 68 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment817
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses402
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses68
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses347
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses402
Oregon Resident33
Other State In U.S.342
Outside of U.S.27