M.A. in Pastoral Counseling – Military Resilience

What Will You Study in Our M.A. in Pastoral Counseling – Military Resilience Degree?

• Mental and behavioral health for service members, spouses, and children
• Military careers and community transitions
• Resilient marriages and families

In Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling – Military Resilience, you can study how biblical truth and counseling principles come together to address the unique challenges faced by service members and their families. Your coursework explores spiritual formation, crisis intervention, and marriage and family dynamics while also focusing on resilience, career and community transition, and the mental and behavioral health concerns that often arise in military contexts. Through this training, you can learn how to support the emotional, relational, and spiritual well-being of those who serve and the loved ones who stand beside them.

Potential Careers for M.A. in Pastoral Counseling – Military Resilience Graduates

• Chaplain*
• Family counselor
• Grief services specialist

*May require additional training or education.

Benefits of Pursuing Your M.A. in Pastoral Counseling 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 online master’s in military resilience degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
• 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!
• Your ministry matters – so when you take 9-15 credit hours per semester in your divinity program, you’ll pay a discounted block rate of $2,850. It’s our way of supporting all you do to serve others.
• Gain hands-on experience in your own community with the online M.A. in Pastoral Counseling program’s internship.

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
• Discounted divinity block rate: $2,575 per semester – only $172/credit at 9-15 credit hours*
• 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)

*Credits taken above 15 credit hours for the master’s of pastoral counseling degree program are charged at the part-time rate.