Liberty University (Liberty) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lynchburg, VA.
It offers 159 graduate programs - 89 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 37 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,340.
A total of 47,803 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 96,709 students at Liberty. Liberty offers online graduate programs and 45,783 out of 47,803 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Liberty have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find Liberty'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 $8,340. It offers 159 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Liberty University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA |
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| Graduate School Students | 47,013 students
45,783 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $8,340 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 159 Graduate Programs
89 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 42 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Liberty University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Liberty University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $8,340 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $487.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $7,740 |
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| Fees | $600 |
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| Cost per Credit | $487 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,599 |
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| Room & Board | $12,919 (On-Campus) / $10,411 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,940 (On-Campus) / $8,230 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,798 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,580 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $8,400 | $8,349 | $8,360 | $8,405 | $8,340 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Liberty University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 159 major areas - 89 Master's (76 online programs), 28 Doctorate (20 online programs), 37 Post-Bachelor's (33 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 10,022 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2,201 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 10,022 | 2,201 | 1,543 | 246 |
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| Men | 3,725 | 973 | 768 | 73 |
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| Women | 6,297 | 1,228 | 775 | 173 |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Engineering | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | ONLINE |
ONLINE |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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| Military History | 7ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Liberty graduate schools have a total of 47,013 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 18,204 male and 28,809 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 22,999 full-time and 24,014 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 45,783 students enrolled through online exclusively and 472 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 20,618 White, 9,109 Black, and 1,107 Asian students are attending at Liberty University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
285 grad students are younger than 22 and 21,785 students are older than 65. It has 11,857 students aged between 22 and 30 and 13,548 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 47,013 |
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| Men | 18,204 |
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| Women | 28,809 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 47,013 |
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| Full-time Students | 22,999 |
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| Part-time Students | 24,014 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 47,013 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 227 |
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| Asian | 1,107 |
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| Black | 9,109 |
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| Hispanic | 2,846 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 123 |
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| White | 20,618 |
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| Two or more races | 1,364 |
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| Un-Known | 11,383 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 47,013 |
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| 21 & Under | 285 |
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| 22-24 | 4,063 |
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| 25-29 | 7,794 |
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| 30-34 | 6,756 |
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| 35-39 | 6,792 |
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| 40 & Over | 21,785 |
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Online Population
At Liberty University graduate schools, 45,783 students enrolled online exclusively and 472 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 47,803 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 45,783 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 472 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,548 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 45,783 |
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| Virginia Resident | 6,840 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 38,313 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 630 |
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