Wesley Biblical Seminary
Wesley Biblical Seminary at a Glance
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About Wesley Biblical Seminary
According to Wikipedia, Wesley Biblical Seminary is a private seminary in the Methodist tradition in Ridgeland, Mississippi. It was founded in 1974 and serves men and women who come from thirty denominations from all across the United States and other countries. WBS is fully virtual offering polysynchronous online learning with headquarters located outside Jackson, Mississippi.
Wesley Biblical Seminary's Online Degrees
MDiv in Teaching
- Required Credits: 87
- Completion Time: 3-5 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Apologetics
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Bible And Theology
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Church Planting And Revitalization
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Discipleship And Spiritual Direction
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Ministry In The African-American Church
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Ministry To Muslims
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Missions
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1-2 years
- Format: Fully online
DMin in Ministry
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 3 years
- Format: Fully online
MA in Apologetics
- Required Credits: 50
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
MA in Biblical Literature
- Required Credits: 50
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
MA in Christian Studies
- Required Credits: 50
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
MA in Theology
- Required Credits: 50
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
MDiv in Chaplaincy
- Required Credits: 78
- Completion Time: 3-5 years
- Format: Fully online
MDiv in General Ministry
- Required Credits: 78
- Completion Time: 3-5 years
- Format: Fully online
MDiv in Biblical Languages
- Required Credits: 84
- Completion Time: 3-5 years
- Format: Fully online
MDiv in Honors Research
- Required Credits: 85
- Completion Time: 3-5 years
- Format: Fully online
Wesley Biblical Seminary Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance |
|---|---|
| 3 | 100% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Wesley Biblical Seminary Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $9,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
Wesley Biblical Seminary's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 264 | 40 | 224 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Wesley Biblical Seminary?
Wesley Biblical Seminary is located at 1880 E County Line Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157-1920.
How Safe is Wesley Biblical Seminary?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Wesley Biblical Seminary’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Wesley Biblical Seminary has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Ridgeland has a violent crime rate of 0.32% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.38%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Wesley Biblical Seminary Known For?
Wesley Biblical Seminary is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Wesley Biblical Seminary's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Wesley Biblical Seminary's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Wesley Biblical Seminary ranks #447 in the U.S. and #1951 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
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