Online Master's Degree in Communication

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

Share Your Message with the World Using Liberty University’s Online Communications Master’s Degree

Communication touches every part of our lives – from interpersonal communication with friends and family to professional communication used in the workplace. With communication, we exchange ideas, inspire our peers, and foster change. And in an increasingly connected world, it has never been more important to clearly and persuasively present your message. With most digital channels, you will have just seconds to get your point across.

Pursuing a Master of Arts (MA) in Communication from Liberty can help you master the art of communicating in both personal and professional settings.

Our 100% online communications master’s degree focuses on the factors shaping communication today. Your courses will explore the presence of social media and the impact of brand storytelling, as well as the need for intercultural and donor relations. Dive into topics like these with our communication master’s degree program and gain communication strategies that you can use to engage in today’s ever-changing conversations.

Conferring your Master of Arts (MA) in Communication from Liberty can help you prepare to solve problems in a range of different industries by integrating communication theory into professional practice. Liberty’s online master’s in communication can support you as you study to become equipped as a strong leader who is motivated to meet the needs of companies, clients, and communities.

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Why Choose Liberty University’s Online Master’s in Communication?

Do you dream of launching a new career in public relations, advertising, or journalism? Are you looking to advance in your current career by developing stronger communication skills? Whether you want to go further in your current position or jumpstart a new career in communications, Liberty’s master’s in communication can help you stand out to employers.

Liberty’s core courses explore major communication theories for small group, corporate, and intercultural communication. You can then study and practice how to apply these theories to real-world, practical scenarios so you can capture the attention of your audience.

In addition, a master’s degree in communications from Liberty can help you gain practical, hands-on experience. You can create public relations and advertising campaigns, build marketing and business briefs, and practice planning donor events for nonprofits. You will also explore and practice vital research and writing processes. By combining theory and praxis, you can cultivate your abilities as a professional communicator.

With our flexible, online format, you have the ability to pursue your master’s in communication while staying involved in your family, job, and community life. And by studying under our dedicated faculty, you can learn from their real-world knowledge and understand how to apply your Christian faith to situations in the workplace. Our unique blend of theory, application, and faith makes Liberty’s online master’s in communication a great option for your graduate studies.

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

With Liberty’s online communications master’s degree, you can study how to effectively communicate within an organization and to a target audience in our modern world. You can also explore how factors like culture, heritage, and media affect communication.

Liberty University’s communications degree can help you construct effective messaging and content. You can study how to craft branding that reaches today’s audience using tactics in storytelling and social media. Not only that, but you can also have the chance to grow in your ability to manage and motivate your employees as a strong leader.

While some communication master’s degree programs make you choose between theory and application, our MA in Communication offers students a combination of the two. By doing so, Liberty’s master’s in communication online can help you understand how people work and how to develop effective strategies to reach them.

Another important element of our online degree is research and writing development. Within our master’s in communication, you can study how to use research to develop insights into promotion and marketing situations. You can then have the opportunity to apply that insight to strategic solutions for organizations of all kinds.

Some of the other core concepts students learn in our online master’s in communication include:

Advertising and public relations tactics for successful mass communication
Communication strategies for conflict resolution
Theories of small group, corporate, and global communication
Effective communication strategy for work scenarios, including conferences, meetings, celebrations, and programs for community outreach
Effective storytelling that connects with consumer emotions and creates brand identity for for-profit, nonprofit, and ministry organizations
How to handle communicating crises to a target audience
Integrated marketing communication strategies to promote consistency in brand identity and messaging
Methods for effectively persuading and connecting with your target audience
Methods for using social media platforms to connect with audiences and develop effective digital communication
Successful communication within organizations when managing employees, motivating employees, developing teams, and managing stress

Potential Career Opportunities

You may be wondering what you can do with a master’s in communication.

A master’s in communication online can help prepare you for leadership roles in business, nonprofit, and public service fields. With an education from Liberty, you could potentially pursue master’s in communication jobs such as:

Advertising and public relations director
Business marketing specialist
Communication analyst
Communications manager/director
Corporate communications manager
Public relations consultant
Undergraduate professor

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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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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 2.5 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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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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What are the benefits of an online master’s in communication degree?

Completing Liberty University’s communications degree online can help improve your employment opportunities in communications or administration fields.
In the online master’s in communication degree, you can build a professional portfolio with hand-selected projects relevant to your current work or desired career.
Your written, spoken, live, and recorded communications skills can make you more marketable to businesses.

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