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Doctoral Degrees

Prepare to Lead in Your Career Field

With a doctoral degree from Liberty University, you’ll be equipped to confidently lead in your career field. At Liberty, you will learn from professors that teach with a distinctively Christian perspective.

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Choose from hundreds of online degrees to earn your degree from anywhere.


Doctoral Degrees

Administration & Supervision (Ed.D.)

  • Educational Leadership – Online

Advanced Educational Studies (Ph.D.) – Online

  • Curriculum & Instruction – Online
  • Educational Leadership – Online
  • Instructional Design & Technology – Online
  • Special Education – Online

Anatomy and Cell Biology (Ph.D.) – Residential

Applied Apologetics (Ph.D.) – Online

Aviation (Ph.D.) – Online

Bible Exposition (Ph.D.) – Online

Biblical Studies (Ph.D.) – Residential

Business Administration (D.B.A.) – Online

  • Accounting – Online
  • Executive Coaching – Online
  • Finance – Online
  • Healthcare Management – Online
  • Human Resources – Online
  • Information Systems – Online
  • International Business – Online
  • Leadership – Online
  • Marketing – Online
  • Non-Profit Leadership & Management – Online
  • Project Management – Online
  • Real Estate Development – Online
  • Six Sigma – Online
  • Strategic Management – Online
  • Strategic Media & Digital Content – Online
  • Supply Chain Management & Logistics – Online
  • Tourism Management – Online

Business Administration (Ph.D.) – Online

Christian Leadership (Ed.D.) – Online

  • Church Revitalization – Online
  • Digital Discipleship – Online
  • Educational Ministries – Online
  • Faith-Based Consulting – Online
  • Ministry Leadership – Online
  • Next Generation Ministry – Online
  • Spiritual Formation – Online
  • Strategic Christian Ministry – Online

Christian Leadership (Ph.D.) – Online

  • Church Revitalization – Online
  • Digital Discipleship – Online
  • Educational Ministries – Online
  • Faith-Based Consulting – Online
  • Ministry Leadership – Online
  • Next Generation Ministry – Online
  • Spiritual Formation – Online
  • Strategic Christian Ministry – Online

Christian Worship (Ph.D.) – Online

Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) – Residential

Communication (Ph.D.) – Online

Community Care and Counseling (Ed.D.) – Online

  • Marriage & Family Counseling – Online
  • Pastoral Care & Counseling – Online
  • Traumatology – Online

Counselor Education and Supervision (Ph.D.) – Online

Criminal Justice (D.C.J.) – Online

Criminal Justice (Ph.D.) – Online

Education (Ed.D.) – Online

  • Curriculum & Instruction – Online
    • Educational Psychology – Online
    • Elementary Education – Online
    • Instructional Design & Technology – Online 
    • Middle Grades Education – Online
    • Online Teaching & Learning – Online
    • School Administration & Supervision – Online
    • Secondary Education – Online
    • Special Education – Online
  • Educational Leadership – Online
  • Instructional Design and Technology – Online
  • Special Education – Online

Education (Ph.D.) – Online

  • Curriculum and Instruction – Online
  • Educational Law – Online
  • Instructional Design & Technology – Online
  • Organizational Leadership – Online
  • Special Education – Online

Educational Leadership (Ph.D.) – Online

Educational Research (Ph.D.) – Online

Engineering (Ph.D.) – Residential

Health Sciences (D.H.Sc.) – Online

Health Sciences (Ph.D.) – Online

  • General – Online
  • Exercise & Sport Science – Online
  • Trauma Informed Care – Online

Higher Education Administration (Ed.D.)

  • Assessment & Evaluation – Online
  • Educational Leadership – Online
  • Organizational Leadership – Online
  • Student Affairs – Online

Higher Education Administration (Ph.D.)

  • Assessment & Evaluation – Online
  • Educational Leadership – Online
  • Student Affairs – Online

History (Ph.D.) – Online

Juris Doctor (J.D.) – Residential

Juris Doctor (J.D.) Dual Degrees – Residential & Online

Law and Policy (D.L.P.) – Online

Ministry (D.Min.) – Online

  • Biblical Studies – Online
  • Chaplaincy – Online
  • Church Revitalization – Online
  • Discipleship – Online
  • Educational Ministries – Online
  • Evangelism & Church Planting – Online
  • Expository Preaching & Teaching – Online
  • Ministry Leadership – Online
  • Next Generation Ministry – Online
  • Pastoral Counseling – Online
  • Spiritual Formation – Online
  • Strategic Christian Ministry – Online
  • Theology and Apologetics – Online
  • Urban Ministry – Online
  • Worship – Online

Music Education (D.M.E.) – Online

Music Education (Ph.D.) – Online

Nursing (D.N.P.) – Online

  • Family Nurse Practitioner – Online
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post B.S.N.) – Online
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post M.S.N.) – Online

Nursing (Ph.D.)

  • Nursing Education – Online

Nursing Leadership (Ph.D.) – Online

Organization and Management (Ph.D.) – Online

Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) – Residential

Practical Theology (Ph.D.) – Online

Psychology (Ph.D.) – Online

  • Behavioral Health Leadership – Online
  • Developmental Psychology – Online
  • General Psychology – Online
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology – Online
  • Social Psychology – Online
  • Theology – Online

Public Policy (D.P.P.) – Online

Public Policy (Ph.D.) – Online

Public Administration (D.P.A.) – Online

Public Administration (Ph.D.) – Online

Strategic Leadership (D.S.L.) – Online

Strategic Media (Ph.D.) – Online

Theological Studies (Ph.D.) – Residential

Worship Studies (D.W.S.) – Online

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