MA in Public History – Digital Humanities Reviving History’s Stories Through Digital Innovation

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Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total

Are you ready to explore history through modern technology and invite public audiences to do the same? Liberty University’s Master of Arts (MA) in Public History – Digital Humanities can help you combine your passion for history with cutting-edge digital skills. 

Our world communicates digitally on many levels and we live in an age where understanding the past can help us build an informed future. Because of this, increasing your digital expertise within the context of sharing history has the potential to help you reach vast audiences.

Through our public history MA with a focus in digital humanities, you’ll study how to use digital tools to analyze historical data, create digital archives, and share history in new, engaging ways. Our fully online courses provide you the opportunity to pursue graduate studies in digital humanities while remaining present in your job and community. 

Our public history MA online with a specialization in digital humanities can help equip you to pursue positions in digital curation, public history, and more. Apply today and start making history come alive!


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  • 600+ Online Degrees
  • No Standardized Testing for Admission
  • Transfer in up to 75% of an Undergrad Degree
  • Transfer in up to 50% of a Grad/Doctoral Degree

Choosing Liberty University’s MA in Public History – Digital Humanities offers you the flexibility of an online program with no set login times. Liberty University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), so you can be confident your graduate studies in digital humanities and public history meet high academic standards. 

Our program gives you the chance to connect with experienced faculty as you develop your knowledge and research skills. You’ll also have the opportunity to receive a values-driven education rooted in a Christian worldview, preparing you to approach historical research and digital presentation with integrity and insight.

Through Liberty’s intentional combination of flexible learning, expert mentorship, and a Christian foundation, you have the opportunity to explore both traditional and digital public history. If you want to use technology to share history in meaningful, impactful ways, Liberty’s MA in Public History emphasizing digital humanities may be your next effective step.


Digital humanities is an important aspect of the modern world of history telling. In our program’s online digital humanities courses, you can explore how technology is reshaping historical research and storytelling. 

You’ll have the opportunity to study digital tools that can help you analyze historical data, preserve important records, and create interactive experiences that connect the past to the present. Other courses give you the chance to learn how to digitize documentaries and encode historical texts for use in digital archives. 

Throughout the program, you can study ways to transform historical research into digital formats that engage modern audiences. Whether you aim to work in archives, museums, or digital media, our program seeks to provide opportunities that can develop your skills to preserve and present history in innovative ways.

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Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.

Graduate Full Time $565/Credit
Graduate Part Time $615/Credit
Military Graduate $275/Credit

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


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Who May Qualify?

  • Active Duty
  • Reserve/National Guard
  • Veterans/Retirees
  • Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
  • Current Department of Defense Employees

Available Benefits:

  • Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
  • Additional discount for veterans who service 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)

*Not applicable to certificates.

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