Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, MBTS, was founded by the Southern Baptist Convention on May 29, 1957. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, MBTS is one of the 6 seminaries under the Southern Baptist Convention.

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers associate's, and bachelor's degrees through the Midwestern Baptist College. Master's degrees are awarded in divinity, counseling, music, Christian education, archaeology, and biblical languages. Students can also opt for doctorate degree programs in ministry, Old or New Testament studies, and educational ministry.

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary supports a variety of clubs and organizations. Students are members of the Midwestern Evangelistic Teams, 31Woman, the Student Body Association, the Midwestern Missions Fellowship, the Midwestern Praise Team, and Midwestern Singers. MBTS also publishes a news magazine called "The Midwestern".

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Theological and faith-related.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 654 in 2009-2010 (466 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 34% of enrolled students and graduate students are 66%.

Students under 25 years old represent 21% of the student body. About 37% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 91% are full-time and 9% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

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Room and Board

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary provides on-campus housing for 185 of its 466 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

LIBERAL ARTS (6 awarded)

• Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (82 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded)

• Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling