Earn Career-Enhancing Credentials Without Committing to a Full Degree
It’s no secret that employers seek job candidates who have relevant experience. Experience comes in many forms – career positions, volunteer work, and degrees are all great ways to boost your résumé. Another way to gain relevant experience in your field and potentially increase your marketability to hiring managers is by completing one of Liberty University’s online certificate programs.
At Liberty, we offer certificates at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Whether you have several years of work experience or you’re just getting started, Liberty has a certificate program for you. Most of our certificates have no required intensives and no set login times, so you can complete your certificate while staying committed to the things that matter most, like your job, family, community, and church.
As part of our mission to Train Champions for Christ, we seek to develop ethical, principled leaders who are capable of using their vocations to change the world. Under the guidance of esteemed professors who have years of real-world experience, you can become a more informed, prepared professional. If you’re interested in earning an online certificate from an accredited Christian university, look no further.
Available Undergraduate Certificate Programs
Available Graduate Certificate Programs
- Addiction Studies
- Applied Communication Studies
- Autism Education
- Bible Exposition
- Biblical Studies
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) – Transition and Special Needs (Add-on Endorsement)
- Christian Leadership
- Christian Ministry
- Church Ministry in the Digital Age
- Communication Strategies for Social Enterprise
- Community Health Promotion
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice (Advanced)
- Educational Technology and Online Instruction
- Fundamentals of Communication
- General Business
- Gifted Education
- Global and Intercultural Leadership
- Global Health
- Greek
- Healthcare Management
- Hebrew
- Level 1 Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
- Level 2 Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
- Homeland Security (Advanced)
- Leadership (Advanced)
- Management and Leadership
- Marketing
- Mental Health Studies
- Middle Grades
- Military Resilience
- Music in World Cultures (Ethnomusicology)
- Nutrition
- Organizational Communication
- Outdoor Adventure Sports
- Pastoral Counseling
- Preschool
- Public Administration
- Public Policy
- Public Policy (Advanced)
- School Administration and Supervision
- School Leadership
- Social Innovation in Visual Communication
- Special Education General Curriculum (Add-on Endorsement)
- Sport Management
- Strategic Communication
- Theological Studies
- Urban Education
- Worship Studies
Available Executive Certificate Programs
With the majority of our doctoral programs being 60-credit-hours long, you may need as few as 39 credits to complete your doctoral studies after completing one of the certificates below! Our Executive Certificates allow you to potentially transfer all 21 credit hours into the corresponding doctoral program listed beside it.
- Executive Certificate in Bible Exposition (Ph.D. in Bible Exposition)
- Executive Certificate in Business Administration (DBA)
- Executive Certificate in Christian Leadership (Ed.D. in Christian Leadership)
- Executive Certificate in Clinical Leadership (DNP)
- Executive Certificate in Communication (Ph.D. in Communication)
- Executive Certificate in Criminal Justice (Ph.D. in Criminal Justice)
- Executive Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction (Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction)
- Executive Certificate in Higher Education Administration (Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration)
- Executive Certificate in History (Ph.D. in History)
- Executive Certificate in Instructional Design and Technology (Ph.D. in Education: Instructional Design and Technology)
- Executive Certificate in Law and Policy (DLP)
- Executive Certificate in Nursing Educational Leadership (Ph.D. in Nursing: Nursing Education)
- Executive Certificate in Psychology (Ph.D. in Psychology)
- Executive Certificate in Public Administration (DPA)
- Executive Certificate in Public Policy (Ph.D. in Public Policy)
- Executive Certificate in School Administration and Supervision (Ed.D. in Administration & Supervision)
- Executive Certificate in Special Education (Ph.D. in Education: Special Education)
- Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership (DSL)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Chaplaincy (D.Min. in Chaplaincy) – only 9 credit hours
- Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health (DNP – Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner)
Why Choose Liberty University’s Certificate Programs?
- An online certificate program at Liberty University lets you dive into a focused area of study so you can strengthen specific skills without committing to a full degree.
- Certificate coursework can potentially transfer into a related Liberty University degree program, which can help you build long-term academic goals step by step.
- Liberty’s flexible online learning format can make it easier to balance your studies with work, family, ministry, or military commitments.
- Studying with an accredited Christian university can offer a values-driven learning environment that encourages you to connect your faith with your academic and professional development.
- The shorter length of many certificate programs can help you pursue targeted training that may be completed more quickly than a traditional degree.
Benefits of Liberty’s Certificate Programs
As a leader in distance education since 1985, we understand what it takes to create a flexible and affordable education for busy people. Since we have been investing in distance and online learning for decades, our experience has taught us how to streamline our certificate options so you can focus on what really matters to you. While many schools offer online degrees, we believe Liberty stands out.
Here’s what sets us apart:
- Our online programs are backed by our brick-and-mortar campus – ranked as Niche.com’s #2 Best College Campus in America for 2026 – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your online certificate from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- Online undergraduate tuition rates have been frozen for the last 10 years. Additionally, most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors. As a nonprofit university, Liberty continues to strive to keep costs low for our students!
- To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no additional cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
- Liberty University’s online certificate programs are mostly offered in the same 8-week, online format as our online degree programs.
Military Benefits
Service is important to us, so whether you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, have served, or are married to someone who serves, we’re here to serve you. Liberty’s military benefits are available to:
- Active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/retirees
- Spouses of service members and veterans/retirees
- Current Department of Defense employees
We are proud to support you in your pursuit of a flexible and affordable online education by offering you the following benefits:
- Tuition discounts
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- $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- $290 per credit hour for graduate courses
- $375 per credit hour for select doctoral courses. For more information, please see our Military Tuition Benefits for Doctoral Students page
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- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
Cited tuition rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
