Online Christian and Pastoral Counseling Degrees

Available Christian and Pastoral Counseling Degrees

*Liberty University is home to the James C. Dobson Center for Child Development, Marriage, and Family Studies. Learn from a curriculum that incorporates video lectures taught by Dr. James C. Dobson, as well as other distinguished Christian psychologists and family therapists. You can receive specialized counseling training in advocacy and public policy, child and adolescent development, or marriage and family studies.

Online Christian and Pastoral Counseling Degrees

If you want to explore counseling methods that are clinically and biblically sound, Liberty University can help. We offer a wide range of online Christian and pastoral counseling programs designed to help you integrate faith and theology with mental health principles. By studying under our experienced faculty, you can learn how to minister to your clients’ mental and spiritual needs.

Maybe you’re looking to work as a church counselor, or perhaps you want to pursue counseling roles in non-licensure agencies and other settings. Either way, our Christian and pastoral counseling degrees can help you develop the skills needed to provide counseling from a biblical perspective.

With programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels, you can select the degree that best matches your interests and career goals. Our online courses give you the flexibility to earn your degree from the comfort of your home without sacrificing your commitment to your job or family.

At Liberty, we seek to Train Champions for Christ, and we want to help meet your needs as a student and as a professional. By choosing one of our Christian and pastoral counseling degrees, you can prepare to make a difference in your community — and beyond.

Benefits of Liberty’s Online Christian and Pastoral Counseling Programs

• Our online programs are backed by our brick-and-mortar campus – ranked among Niche.com’s Top 5 College Campuses in America – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your online Christian and pastoral counseling degree 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. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
• With Liberty University’s 8-week terms and 8 start dates per year, you can complete a flexible and affordable degree in less time than you would on a traditional campus.
• Liberty is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

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 – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses and $275 per credit hour for graduate courses*
• Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder
• Discounted divinity block rate for master’s-level divinity programs: $2,475 per semester (for students taking 9-15 credit hours)**
• 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)
• Potential college credit for your military training for undergraduate programs

*At the doctoral level,  the D.Min. in Pastoral Counseling, Ed.S., and Ed.D. programs qualify for the graduate military discount of $275 per credit hour.

**Credits taken below 9 and above 15 credit hours are charged at the part-time rate.