Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

MBTS has some good things about it and has some not so great things. The education is good. I really enjoyed all the things I learned at the school. But, MBTS has an awful system for handling money. Throughout the whole semester the MBTS office was unprofessional with the way they handled my money. After I had paid all my fees they took money out of my bank account. This caused problems with my bank and I had to pay extra fees. In September I found out I had to leave the school at semester due to... Read More a family matter. I talked to the director of my program, the school's finical advisor, and serval other people at the MBTS office. I told all of them I was leaving and I asked all of them what I needed to do to leave at the end of the semester. They said nothing about filling out a form. Then about 2 weeks before the semester ends I get an email that I need to fill out an intent to vacate form and if I don't fill it out at least 30 days prior to my move out day I can't get back my $100 deposit. I explained the situation to serval people and they denied my request. While MBTS has a great program, they didn't handle my money very well.

The obvious pros of my graduate program are its affordability and competence of its staff. Many schools in its field either have an affordable tuition but expensive cost of living or vice versa. Midwestern does an excellent job of keeping them both low. Despite it being a small school, the competency level of its staff and their grasp on each subject proves that a small school doesn't mean a deficient curriculum. The cons of my graduate program are the availability of courses on campus. Due its small... Read More size and staff the number of courses available semester to semester is limited and often times the more intriguing electives are only available on demand.

The MBTS Theological Studies program has many positive aspects. The largest of which being the opportunity to complete it and many other degree programs fully online. This being said, you must be ready to teach the material to yourself with a bit of added faculty and peer support. The tuition is also minimal and the professors are very understanding as well as knowledgeable. As with everything there are a couple of negatives to this program. Largely, the semesters are broken into halves, which means... Read More you are accomplishing a full semester of work and credits in half the time. Also, not every course is offered every term, so it may take an extra term or an independent study for you to finish your degree. All in all, Midwestern is a very good, affordable, and professional school with many opportunities.