MA in Human Services | Executive Leadership Degree

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Online,* 8-week courses

Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total

Next Start Dates: January 19, 2026 | February 16, 2026 | March 23, 2026

Champion Organizational Development with a Master’s in Executive Leadership and Counseling

Are you a human services professional looking to strengthen your leadership skills? If so, Liberty’s online Master of Arts (MA) in Human Services Counseling – Executive Leadership degree can help! In this program, you’ll learn how to help your clients navigate the challenges of life by addressing their social, psychological, and spiritual needs.

Good leaders are vital to the success of any organization — including human services agencies. Liberty’s executive leadership cognate provides advanced management training, with the goal of helping you advance to higher-level positions and lead with excellence in your field.

As a Christian university, Liberty is committed to helping you develop clinically and biblically sound counseling tools. Our online human services degree can help boost your effectiveness as a non-licensed counselor, so you can make a difference in the lives of others.

Please note: The online Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling degree is not designed to fulfill clinical counseling licensure requirements. If you want to pursue counseling licensure, you may want to consider Liberty’s licensure-track MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

Your officially conferred degree name will be Master of Arts (MA) in Human Services Counseling – Executive Leadership.

*Some exclusions apply. Please refer to our exclusions page for more information.

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Why Choose Liberty’s Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling – Executive Leadership Degree?

Throughout our master’s in human services online degree, you will embark on the fascinating study of human behavior and psychology while preparing to solve real-world mental health challenges. This program offers a blend of field-tested practice, cutting-edge research, and biblical principles. That way, you can learn how to integrate ethical standards with industry best practices in counseling.

Here are some of the benefits of choosing Liberty for your master’s degree in executive leadership:

Flexibility | We’re committed to offering programs that fit your schedule. That’s why our master’s in executive leadership is available in a online, 8-week course format. With no set login times, you’ll have the freedom to complete your degree from anywhere in the world!

Experienced Faculty | In this program, you’ll study under professors with years of real-world experience in human services counseling. You can pursue your degree with confidence, knowing that Liberty’s faculty are dedicated to helping you thrive academically, professionally, and spiritually.

Integrity | At Liberty, we seek to Train Champions for Christ. In keeping with this mission, all of our courses are taught through the lens of a biblical worldview. You can learn how to apply Christian principles to your career, maintain a strong commitment to counseling ethics, and use your skills in service to God and others.

What Will You Study in Our Counseling and Executive Leadership Master’s Program?

This program provides an overview of essential theories in psychology and effective counseling methods. You will study the development of the human mind from childhood to adulthood, analyze how multicultural issues impact counseling, and explore topics in group dynamics and interpersonal communication.

Our executive leadership area of study is designed to help you become a competent administrator and manager. You will study important aspects of biblical leadership and examine the lives, traits, and practices of great leaders throughout history. You’ll also explore strategies for making decisions, building and equipping teams, delegating responsibility, and handling crises.

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At Liberty University, a private Christian education is less expensive than you think. Over the last 10 years, Liberty University’s Online Program has only raised its standard tuition costs by less than 5% – and most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.

Graduate Full Time	$580/Credit
Graduate Part Time	$645/Credit
Military Graduate	$290/Credit

These 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.

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Admission Requirements

Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.

Preliminary Acceptance

If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:

Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.

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Unofficial College Transcript Policy

Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:

Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
Cumulative GPA
A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
Degree and date conferred (if applicable)

Official College Transcript Policy

An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.

If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

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Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.

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 – $290 per credit hour for graduate courses
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)

*Not applicable to certificates.

These 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions for Our Master’s in Human Services Counseling Degree

What is human services counseling?

If you are new to the field of human services, you may be wondering what exactly a career in this field entails.

Human services counselors seek to help people navigate major life crises and mental health problems. The goal is to offer guidance and treatment that can restore their mental stability, self-sufficiency, and ability to push on in the face of major challenges.

Liberty can help you develop the skills needed to succeed as a human services worker. And, with the executive leadership cognate, you can learn how to manage teams of people in your organization and achieve important goals.

What can you do with a master’s in executive leadership and human services?

Our M.A. in Human Services Counseling – Executive Leadership can help you pursue roles in private, public, and nonprofit human services settings. In particular, the executive leadership concentration provides an in-depth look at the administrative and management aspects of running a human services organization.

You could go on to work in the following settings, among others:

Christian counseling
Community service agencies
Group homes
In-home mental health support services
Ministry
Outreach services

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