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 50,245 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 103,068 students at Liberty. Liberty offers online graduate programs and 48,101 out of 50,245 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.
School Name | Liberty University |
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Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
Address | 1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA |
Graduate School Students | 47,803 students 48,101 students enrolled online exclusively |
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $8,340 |
Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
Number of Graduate Programs | Total 159 Graduate Programs 89 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 42 Post graduate certificates |
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.
Amounts | ||
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Tuition | $7,740 | |
Fees | $600 | |
Cost per Credit | $487 | |
Books & Supplies | $1,599 | |
Room & Board | $12,919 (On-Campus) / $10,411 (Off-Campus) | |
Personal Expenses | $6,940 (On-Campus) / $8,230 (Off-Campus) | |
On-Campus Total | $29,798 | |
Off-Campus Total | $28,580 |
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 |
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.Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
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Total | 10,022 | 2,201 | 1,543 | 246 |
Men | 3,725 | 973 | 768 | 73 |
Women | 6,297 | 1,228 | 775 | 173 |
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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Communication | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 65ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 67ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Organizational Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other) | 23ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Information Technology | 14ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Informatics | 20ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Engineering/Industrial Management | 33ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Linguistics | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Hebrew Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 75ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 73ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
International Law and Legal Studies | 20ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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English Language and Literature | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Creative Writing | 34ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 30ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Rhetoric and Composition | 22ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Biomedical Sciences | 34 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Cell Biology and Anatomy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Exercise Physiology | 162ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | 137 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare | 109ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Nutrition Sciences | 58ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Human Biology | 31ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | 127ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 13ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 59 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Religion/Religious Studies | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Christian Studies | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Bible/Biblical Studies | 92ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Religious Education | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Religious/Sacred Music | 35ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Theology/Theological Studies | 75 | NOT OFFER | ||
Divinity/Ministry | NOT OFFER | 9 | NOT OFFER | |
Pastoral Studies/Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 53ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Theology and Religious Vocations (other) | 10ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Psychology | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
Counseling Psychology | 36 | |||
Applied Psychology | 261ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Homeland Security | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Public Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Public Policy Analysis | 60ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Social Work | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Geography | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
International Relations and Affairs | 42ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
National Security Policy Studies | 55ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Political Science and Government | 33ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology | 73ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Design and Visual Communications | 61ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Graphic Design | 17ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Fine/Studio Arts | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Music Pedagogy | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 117ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Athletic Training/Trainer | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 44ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Public Health | 251ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Nursing Education | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Nursing Administration | 154ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Project Management | 52ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Accounting | 144ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Finance | 57ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Management Information Systems | 19ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Marketing/Marketing Management | 71ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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History | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
Military History | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Graduate Student Population
Liberty graduate schools have a total of 47,803 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 18,647 male and 29,156 female postgrad students.By attending status, there are 22,957 full-time and 24,846 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 48,101 students enrolled through online exclusively and 538 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 21,341 White, 9,532 Black, and 1,097 Asian students are attending at Liberty University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
293 grad students are younger than 22 and 23,622 students are older than 65. It has 11,993 students aged between 22 and 30 and 14,007 students aged 30 to 40.
Total | 47,803 |
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Men | 18,647 |
Women | 29,156 |
Total | 47,803 |
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Full-time Students | 22,957 |
Part-time Students | 24,846 |
Total | 47,803 |
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American Indian / Native American | 206 |
Asian | 1,097 |
Black | 9,532 |
Hispanic | 2,661 |
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 140 |
White | 21,341 |
Two or more races | 1,616 |
Un-Known | 10,974 |
Total | 47,803 |
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21 & Under | 293 |
22-24 | 4,038 |
25-29 | 7,955 |
30-34 | 6,923 |
35-39 | 7,084 |
40 & Over | 23,622 |
Online Population
At Liberty University graduate schools, 48,101 students enrolled online exclusively and 538 students enrolled in some online courses.
Total Enrollment | 50,245 |
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Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 48,101 |
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 538 |
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,606 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 48,101 |
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Virginia Resident | 6,842 |
Other State In U.S. | 40,685 |
Outside of U.S. | 574 |