Available Degree Programs
- Master of Arts in Chaplaincy – General
- Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling — Community Chaplaincy
- Master of Arts in Religion – Community Chaplaincy
- Master of Arts in Sports Chaplaincy
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – General
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – Community
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – Healthcare
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – Military
- Doctor of Ministry in Chaplaincy
Through our online chaplaincy programs, you can become equipped to minister in:
- Community centers and shelters
- Corporate settings and career centers
- Fire stations, police stations, and other first responder settings
- Healthcare centers such as hospitals and hospice
- Military bases and deployed military chaplaincy
- Sports teams or ministries
Online Chaplaincy Degrees
Do you feel called to minister on the “frontlines” of the U.S. Armed Forces, correctional facilities, healthcare settings, professional or semi-professional sports, or in corporate environments? Bring the love of Christ into many hard-to-reach places with an online degree in chaplaincy from Liberty University.
As a chaplain, you’ll have the unique opportunity to pursue a ministry role in a non-ministry setting, providing guidance and hope to those who might otherwise not seek out a Christian ministry. If you want to continue your biblical training and develop in-demand skills in biblical counseling and ministry, Liberty’s chaplaincy programs offer you the training you need.
All of our chaplaincy programs are offered through our Rawlings School of Divinity. And because we are committed to Training Champions for Christ, we want to make it easier for you to complete your program. As a full-time student, you will receive our discounted seminary block rate of $2,750 (applies to 9-15 hours) per semester! You’ll also have the opportunity to take exams for specific course topics to demonstrate your mastery and can potentially cover up to 30 credit hours of graduate content through Liberty’s Institutional Challenge Exams.
Benefits of Earning Your Degree at Liberty University
- We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank in the top 10% of Niche.com’s best online schools in America. Earning your online 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.
- You can benefit from our Rawling School of Divinity block rate because we’re committed to helping you get the training you need as a ministry professional. With the block rate, you’ll receive a discounted tuition rate of just $395 per credit hour (part-time) or a maximum block-rate of $2,750 per semester for 9-15 credit hours!
- With 8-week classes, 8 start dates per year, and no set login times, you can complete your online chaplaincy program faster than most students do on a traditional campus.
- Liberty’s chaplaincy programs are transfer-friendly and designed to take advantage of your previous coursework with the potential to earn transfer credits for professional training.
- You can potentially gain course credit by taking Institutional Challenge Exams (ICE) at the undergraduate and graduate levels!
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
- Discounted divinity block rate for graduate programs: $2,475 per semester (for 9 to 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)
We want to help you find the doctoral degree you want — at a price you’ve earned. As a thank-you for your military service, Liberty University offers eligible current and former service members like you or your spouse multiple pathways to earn a doctoral degree for only $300/credit hour. Here’s how:
- If you’re earning or have earned a master’s degree through Liberty, you automatically qualify for the low price (when you begin within 2 years of your master’s completion).
- If you haven’t earned a graduate degree through Liberty, our Executive Certificate program allows you to pay only $300/credit hour for a postgraduate certificate that can stand alone or potentially count as the first 21 hours of a related doctoral degree. Then pay just $300/credit hour for your doctorate. Learn more!
Online Chaplaincy Degrees
Do you feel called to minister on the “frontlines” of the U.S. Armed Forces, correctional facilities, healthcare settings, professional or semi-professional sports, or in corporate environments? Bring the love of Christ into many hard-to-reach places with an online degree in chaplaincy from Liberty University.
As a chaplain, you’ll have the unique opportunity to pursue a ministry role in a non-ministry setting, providing guidance and hope to those who might otherwise not seek out a Christian ministry. If you want to continue your biblical training and develop in-demand skills in biblical counseling and ministry, Liberty’s chaplaincy programs offer you the training you need.
All of our chaplaincy programs are offered through our Rawlings School of Divinity. And because we are committed to Training Champions for Christ, we want to make it easier for you to complete your program. As a full-time student, you will receive our discounted seminary block rate of $2,750 (applies to 9-15 hours) per semester! You’ll also have the opportunity to take exams for specific course topics to demonstrate your mastery and can potentially cover up to 30 credit hours of graduate content through Liberty’s Institutional Challenge Exams.
Through our online chaplaincy programs, you will become equipped to minister in:
- Community centers and shelters
- Corporate settings and career centers
- Fire stations, police stations, and other first responder settings
- Healthcare centers such as hospitals and hospice
- Military bases and deployed military chaplaincy
- Sports teams or ministries
Available Degree Programs
- Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling — Community Chaplaincy
- Master of Arts in Religion – Community Chaplaincy
- Master of Arts in Sports Chaplaincy
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – General
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – Community
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – Healthcare
- Master of Divinity in Professional Chaplaincy – Military
- Doctor of Ministry in Chaplaincy
Benefits of Earning Your Degree at Liberty University
- We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank among Niche.com’s top 10 online schools in America. Earning your online degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- Tuition for all undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs has not increased in 6 years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
- You can benefit from our Rawling School of Divinity block rate because we’re committed to helping you get the training you need as a ministry professional. With the block rate, you’ll receive a discounted tuition rate of just $395 per credit hour (part-time) or a maximum block-rate of $2,750 per semester for 9-15 credit hours!
- With 8-week classes, 8 start dates per year, and no set login times, you can complete your online chaplaincy program faster than most students do on a traditional campus.
- Liberty’s chaplaincy programs are transfer-friendly and designed to take advantage of your previous coursework with the potential to earn transfer credits for professional training.
- You can quickly gain course credit by taking Institutional Challenge Exams (ICE) at the undergraduate and graduate levels!
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
- Discounted divinity block rate for graduate programs: $2,475 per semester (for 9 to 15 credit hours)
- 8-week courses with 8 different start dates each year and no set login times
*The Doctor of Ministry is not eligible for the graduate military tuition rate.
“In the times in which we’re living today, Liberty University’s mission, the mission of training up a generation of
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
Experience That Matters to You
As an accredited Christian college with a 7,000-acre campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty University offers you an education that is both academically challenging and rooted in a biblical worldview.
At Liberty, you’ll benefit from 35+ years of learning, growing, adapting, and innovating for the distance learner — and more than a decade of researching the needs of the online student. You can be confident that we’ve taken the time to learn what’s important to you.
And what’s that?
- Affordability
- Accessibility
- Academic Quality
These important factors challenged us to find new financial solutions, get ahead of industry trends, and blaze trails into cutting-edge career fields — and it’s paid off. That’s the difference experience makes.
Ranked in the top 10% of Niche.com’s best online schools in America and recognized by multiple institutions for academic quality, affordability, and accessibility.
Why Choose Liberty University?
Enjoy Flexible Courses
Choose from a wide variety of programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level, most of which are 100% online*. With an 8-week format and 8 start dates per year, it’s easy to fit your courses around your schedule!
* Some exclusions apply. Please refer to our exclusions page for more information.
Maximize Your Time
Start and finish your degree faster! Liberty requires no standardized testing for admission, and you can transfer previous course credit — transfer in up to 75% of a bachelor’s degree and up to 50% of a master’s, postgraduate, or doctoral degree — or discover how your life, career, or military experience may count toward your college degree.
Grow in Your Faith
All of our courses are taught from a Christian perspective, and our faculty see themselves as mentors. Our mission is to Train Champions for Christ — we’re committed to championing you as you study to go further in your field, become a leader in your industry, or start a new career.
Access Academic Support
Throughout your educational journey, you will have access to academic resources that will aid in the completion of your degree. Services include our Jerry Falwell Library, writing center, tutoring, study aids, IT assistance, 30+ tutorial videos, live webinars, and personalized help from our academic advising team.
An Online Education with On-Campus Benefits
Cheer on 20 NCAA Division I
games that air nationwide
Graduate with your peers
Be inspired by world-renowned
speakers at Convocation
As a nonprofit (not-for-profit) university, Liberty is in the business of training skilled professionals to make a difference in the world – not gaining profit, revenue, or producing dividends for shareholders. In keeping with our commitment to your education, we invest our resources back into degree programs and into your student experience.
While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university and has not increased tuition for 9 straight years. Lower tuition means less student loan debt for students.
For Liberty University, nonprofit is more than a status; it is a valuable opportunity to invest in the lives of students who will go out and impact the world.
Financing Options
Financial Aid
Nearly 80% of all Liberty students in an online program are awarded financial aid. Virginia residents may qualify for additional aid — learn more!
Corporate Tuition Assistance
Deferred – If your company reimburses you for the cost of your education, you pay only a portion of your balance up front. You submit your grades to your employer who pays you, and then you pay the remaining balance for your classes.
Tuition Discounts
Qualified military service members, veterans, and their spouses can receive up to 55% off their tuition rate for eligible programs!
Contact one of our Admissions Counselors for more information by calling (800) 424-9595.
