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Master of Arts in Communication

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Enhance Your Professional Impact with Our Online Master’s in Communication Degree

Strong communication skills are imperative for relaying information clearly, managing large-scale projects, and creating a cohesive workplace community. Many organizations struggle with inefficiency, confused customers, and lackluster engagement because they cannot get their messaging straight.

If you want to be part of the solution to help businesses, nonprofits, ministries, and government to develop better communication, Liberty’s online Master of Arts in Communication can help support you with relevant, recognized training!

Liberty’s M.A. in Communication program has a 100% online degree format. This provides you with a flexible and affordable track to further your career or to branch out to a new communication role. Courses in our M.A. in Communication degree will cover communication theory for workplace practice as well as how to establish practical solutions to communication weak-spots in many fields.

Our online M.A. in Communication degree combines advanced techniques in confronting and establishing a variety of communication methods, rooted in a biblical worldview, to create a well-rounded professional that can adapt to many challenges. Through our master’s in communication online, our faculty of communication professionals aim to give you insights into real-world communication challenges and creative solutions, all rooted in a biblical worldview so you can prepare to make an impact for Christ in your industry.

What Will You Study in the Online Master’s in Communication Degree?

  • Communication in conflict resolution
  • Strategies and tactics of persuasion
  • Small group and team communications
  • Interpersonal communication theory and practice

Liberty’s graduate communication master’s degree can be an ideal choice for those wishing to increase leadership, management, and their persuasive impact in a variety of organizational settings. Earning your graduate degree at Liberty University can be part of helping set you apart from others in your field through your communication analysis skills and ability to create practical solutions to complex problems.

Potential Career Options with an Online Master’s in Communication Degree

  • Advertising and public relations
  • Business marketing
  • Communication analyst
  • Communications manager/director
  • Corporate communications
  • Education
  • Public relations consulting

Highlights of Our Online Master’s in Communication Degree Program

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.
  • The majority of tuition for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs has not increased in 9 years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university. 
  • Our Master of Arts in Communication degree is ranked in the Top 15 Best Online Master’s Degrees in Communication according to Intelligent.com.

Online Master’s in Communication 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 – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
  • Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)
  • 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)

 

Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Credit Hours

SACSCOC

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100% online, 8-week courses

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Transfer Credits

Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total

Next Start Date

Jun 23, 2025

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Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC

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Our residential campus ranked among Niche.com’s Top 5 College Campuses in America. That commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well.

No tuition increase for 9 years

We want to help you pursue your goals - so while tuition rates at most universities have continued to increase over the years, the majority of our rates haven't.

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