Liberty University

Online Degrees and Programs

Liberty University offers 229 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 161 major programs - 17 Certificate, 12 Associate, 30 Bachelors, 67 Masters, 9 Doctorate, and 26 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $21,587 for undergraduate programs and $8,349 for graduate programs. Total 64,006 students out of total 79,152 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 18,713 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. Liberty University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

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Online Program Overview

Liberty University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $21,587 in average for all students.

It offers 229 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 161 programs - 17 Certificate, 12 Associates, 30 Bachelors, 67 Masters, 9 Doctorate, 26 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Liberty University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA
Online Students	64,006 Enrolled Online Exclusively 7,106 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$21,587
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	161 Programs
Certificate	17 Programs
Associates	12 Programs
Bachelors	30 Programs
Masters	67 Programs
Doctorate	9 Programs
Post-Graduate	26 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Liberty University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,587 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $390 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $463 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$16,410	$17,122	$16,558	$16,118	$21,587

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$384	$391	$386	$390	$390

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Liberty University offers 229 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 161 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 17 Certificate, 12 Associates, 30 Bachelors, 67 Masters, 9 Doctorate, 26 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	17	12	30	67	9	26
Overall Programs	17	16	91	68	11	26

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	NOT OFFERED	10
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	2	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	110	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	149
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	134	106	150
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	13
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	147	244	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	22
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	232	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	281	242	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	5
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	95	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	86	241	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	41	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Pre-Law Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Law and Legal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	54	54	110	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language And Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Military Technologies And Applied Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	95	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	286	1,192	86	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	105	NOT OFFERED	7
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy And Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	122	863	1	10	NOT OFFERED

Theology And Religious Vocations

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bible/Biblical Studies	75	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religious Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religious/Sacred Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	26	6	4
Theology/Theological Studies	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,005	50	47
Divinity/Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	459	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	187	1,208	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	619	21	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	7	96	613	166	NOT OFFERED	13

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	13
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	124	NOT OFFERED	10
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	115	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation And Materials Moving

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual And Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	NOT OFFERED	1
Music Pedagogy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	92	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,396	NOT OFFERED	26
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	267	NOT OFFERED	30
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	415	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	147	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	152	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	13	NOT OFFERED	1,291	1,468	25	102
Project Management	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	11	53	216	198	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	5	25	77	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	129	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Liberty University, there are 79,152 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 71,112 students were attending classes through distance learning (64,006 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,106 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	79,152
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	64,006
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	7,106
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	8,040

By student location, out of a total of 64,006 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 12,517 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 50,337 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 770 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.