Master of Arts (M.A.) in Human-Centered Design
Create Products and Services That Offer Positive User Experiences with Liberty’s M.A. in Human-Centered Design
Whether you’re creating a digital interface or a physical product, it’s vital that you consider the wants and needs of your target audience. With Liberty University’s online Master of Arts (M.A.) in Human-Centered Design degree, you can learn how to offer goods and services that are not only useful but also appeal to people on a deeper level – aesthetically, creatively, and even emotionally.
This 100% online master’s program can help you learn how to keep the end user at the forefront of the design process, so you can create functional and engaging products, services, processes, spaces, education, interactions, and more. Whether you’re working in product design, mobile app development, or some other industry that requires an understanding of human-centered design, this master’s degree can prepare you to meet and exceed consumers’ needs, desires, and expectations.
What Will You Study in Liberty University’s Online Human-Centered Design Master’s Program?
- Aesthetic principles and design software used for visualizing data, processes, prototypes, hierarchies, and frameworks
- Design theories that influence, entice, motivate, excite, and communicate with audiences
- How to identify opportunities for innovation and improved user experience
- The empathic design process and design research methods
This program explores important aspects of user experience, prototyping, product design, user interface, interaction design, user research, visual design, and more. To help you carry out practical application of your knowledge, you’ll participate in 2 design labs that can help prepare you for your capstone project. The capstone will give you the chance to incorporate all aspects of human-centered design to produce and propose innovative solutions to real-world problems.
Potential Careers for Human-Centered Design Graduates
- Commercial and industrial designer
- Experience design lead
- Graphic designer
- Head of product design
- Human factors engineer
- User experience designer
- User experience researcher
- User interface designer
Benefits of Pursuing Your Online Master’s in Human-Centered Design with Liberty University
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 degree 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 among Niche.com’s Top 5 College Campuses in America – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your 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.
- You can complete this human-centered design master’s program in as little as 1 year!
- Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
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 – $290 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder
- 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)
These 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.
Credit Hours

Available Online
Class Type
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Next Start Date
Jun 23, 2025
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC