Liberty University Graduate Certificates Online
An online graduate certificate is a great way to enhance your résumé or potentially earn credit toward an online master’s degree program. At Liberty, we offer certificate programs in just about every field of study, so you can choose the program that is best for your future. Whether your desire is to work in criminal justice, marketing, or sports management, our online graduate certificate programs can help equip you with relevant and valuable skills.
Liberty University is dedicated to the mission of Training Champions for Christ. As an online Christian college, our graduate certificate programs can help you grow both academically and spiritually through a curriculum that is rooted in a biblical worldview. You can be confident in your graduate certificate program when you partner with Liberty University!
Available Graduate Certificate Programs
- Addiction Studies
- Applied Communication Studies
- Autism Education
- Bible Exposition
- Biblical Studies
- Christian Leadership
- Christian Ministry
- Church Ministry in the Digital Age
- Communication Strategies for Social Enterprise
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice (Advanced)
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) Transition and Special Needs (Add-On Endorsement)
- Educational Technology and Online Instruction
- Fundamentals of Communication
- General Business
- Gifted Education
- Global Health
- Global and Intercultural Leadership
- Greek
- Health Promotion
- Healthcare Management
- Hebrew
- Homeland Security (Advanced)
- Leadership (Advanced)
- Level I Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
- Level II Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
- Management and Leadership
- Marketing
- Mental Health Studies
- Middle Grades
- Military Resilience
- Music in World Cultures – Ethnomusicology
- Nutrition
- Organizational Communication
- Outdoor Adventure Sport
- Pastoral Counseling
- Public Administration
- Public Policy
- Public Policy (Advanced)
- Preschool
- School Administration and Supervision
- School Leadership
- Social Innovation in Visual Communication
- Special Education – General Curriculum (Add-On Endorsement)
- Sport Management
- Strategic Communication
- Theological Studies
- Urban Education
- Worship Studies
Why Choose Liberty University’s Graduate Certificate Programs
Choosing a graduate certificate from Liberty University can provide you with the opportunity to advance your education at a Christ-centered institution that emphasizes academic excellence and professional application. Liberty’s online format is designed to give you the flexibility to balance your studies with your personal and professional responsibilities while still engaging with expert faculty and a supportive academic community. By pursuing your certificate here, you can connect your career goals with a values-driven education that encourages you to approach policy and leadership with integrity and purpose. This combination of flexibility, academic rigor, and mission-driven focus can make Liberty a strong choice for students seeking meaningful professional development.
Benefits of Liberty’s Graduate Certificate Programs
- Our online programs are backed by our brick-and-mortar campus – ranked as Niche.com’s #2 Best College Campus in America for 2026 – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your online certificate 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. Additionally, 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!
- Complete focused, graduate-level coursework in a compact format to build valuable skills.
- You can potentially transfer your courses from a graduate certificate into a master’s program, saving you time if you choose to continue your education later.
- Learn from faculty with real-world experience, grounded in biblical worldview that integrates ethics and expertise.
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 degree by offering you the following benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $290 per credit hour for graduate courses
- 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)
Cited tuition 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.










600+ Online Degrees
With over 600 online degrees, we have something that will accommodate your dreams and calling.
Backed by a brick-and-mortar campus
Our residential campus ranked as Niche.com’s #2 Best College Campus in America for 2026. That commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well.
Top 35% for Affordability
Most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.
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Hear from our Graduates
“The best part of my LU experience has been my growing faith formation through my developing educational understanding, as an aspiring school administrator.”
Megan Schultz, EdD School Administration & Supervision
“Liberty offers an affordable, Christ-centered education, honoring the foundations of our country. I have learned how to apply a Biblical worldview to my work in public policy while adequately knowing history and the founding documents of United States.”
Morgan Schlesselman, Master’s in Public Policy
“There have been so many highly qualified professors who have sown generously into my academic endeavors at Liberty that encouraged me when I felt like giving up.”
James, Master of Divinity