Tuition & Fees
For questions regarding tuition and fees please contact the Financial Services at sfs@mbts.edu. Refer to the Financial Services page for Due Dates and Payment Options.
General Tuition
| Undergraduate Courses | Classroom-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$335 |
| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$485 |
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| Online-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$380 |
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| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$425 |
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| Graduate Courses | Classroom-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$295 |
| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$485 |
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| Online-based | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$370 |
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| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$420 |
One-Time Semester Fees
| Library and Midwestern Journal of Theology Fee (per semester, all students) | Fall and Spring |
$50 |
| Winter and Summer |
$25 |
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| Registration Fees (per semester, all students) | Fall, Spring and Summer |
$200 |
| Winter |
$100 |
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| Student Services Fee (per semester, all students) | Fall, Spring and Summer |
$150 |
| Winter |
$75 |
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| Technology Fee (undergraduate and graduate) | Fall and Spring |
$50 |
| Winter and Summer |
$25 |
Doctoral Tuition & Fees
| Ph.D. Program Fees (paid monthly for 48 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$3,063 |
| Total |
$24,500 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$4,800 |
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| Total |
$38,400 |
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| Doctor of Ministry Program Fees (paid monthly for 36 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$1,750 |
| Total |
$10,500 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$2,708 |
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| Total |
$16,250 |
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| Doctor of Educational Ministry Program Fees (paid monthly for 48 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$1,656 |
| Total |
$13,250 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$2,175 |
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| Total |
$17,400 |
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| Doctor of Education Program Fees (paid monthly for 48 months, during which students are required to be continuously enrolled) |
Verified Southern Baptist Students | Per semester |
$2,250 |
| Total |
$18,000 |
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| All other Students | Per semester |
$3,475 |
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| Total |
$27,800 |
Doctoral Fees
| Audit Fee (attending a seminar non-credit; per credit hour) |
$125 |
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| Book Binding Fee |
$135 |
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| Non-degree-seeking For Credit Fee (attending a seminar for credit) | Verified Southern Baptist Students (per credit hour) |
$250 |
| All Other Students (per credit hour) |
$500 |
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| Enrollment Maintenance Fee (per semester enrollment fee, assessed if program requirements are not finished by the published deadline) |
$2,000 |
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| Inactive Status Fee (per year for a maximum of three years) |
$500 |
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| Interrupted Status Fee (per semester for a maximum of one-year) |
$500 |
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| Change of Concentration Fee |
$250 |
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| Change of Degree Fee |
$250 |
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| Change of Enrollment Fee (withdrawal only) | Within six months (or less) of the start date of the seminar |
$250 |
| After seminar has begun |
$500 |
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General Fees
| Advanced Standing Examination Fee (graduate, per credit hour) |
$40 |
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| Application Fee (non-refundable fee submitted with an application for admission) |
$25 |
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| Audit/Continuing Education Fee – non-credit (per credit hour fee) |
$80 |
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| Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)/ Orientation (CPO) Fee |
Varies |
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| Course/Schedule Change After Registration Fee (per Schedule Change form) |
$20 |
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| Credit by Examination Fee (undergraduate, per credit hour) |
$35 |
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| External Study (undergraduate, per credit hour) |
$50 |
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| Independent Study (graduate, per credit hour) | First Credit Hour |
$100 |
| After First Credit Hour |
$50 |
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| Graduation Fee | Doctoral Degree Recipients |
$150 |
| Graduate or Undergraduate Degree Recipients |
$125 |
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| Certificate or Diploma Recipients |
$50 |
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| Late Payment Fee (assessed for paying tuition or academic fees after the published deadline) |
$50 |
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| Replacement Degree/Diploma |
$50 |
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| Transcript Fee – Official (per transcript) |
$10 |
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| Transcript Fee – Unofficial (per transcript) |
$5 |
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Midwestern Women’s Institute Course Fees
| MWI Courses Diploma for the Ministering Wife |
Current MBTS student/wife or employee/wife (per credit hour) |
$10 |
| Non-MBTS student/wife or employee/wife (per credit hour) |
$20 |
Music Course Fees
| Private Music Lessons | Graduate and Undergraduate Music Majors (per course) |
$110 |
| Non-Music Major (elective lessons; per course) |
$160 |
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| Class Music Lessons (per course) |
$90 |
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| Ensemble Fee (e.g. Midwestern Singers, Praise Team, etc) |
No charge |
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Tuition Refunds Schedule
Refunds of tuition due to course changes or withdrawal from all courses will be made according to the applicable refund schedule below:
Fifteen Week Courses
100% Withdrawal or drop through end of the first week of the term or semester.
50% Withdrawal or drop after the first week through the end of the fourth week of term or semester.
0% Withdrawal or drop after the end of the fourth week of the term or semester.
Eight Week Courses
100% Withdrawal or drop through the end of the first week of the term.
50% Withdrawal or drop after the first week through the end of the second week of the course term.
0% Withdrawal or drop after the end of the second week of the course term.
Intensive Courses
100% Withdrawal or drop through the end of the first week of pre-course work prior to the month in which the class occurs.
50% Withdrawal or drop ends the first day of on-campus class session.
0% Withdrawal or drop after the end of the first day of class.