Online Master’s in Communication Empowering Strategic Communication Professionals
Share Your Message with the World Using Liberty University’s Online Communications Master’s Degree
Communication is a big part of our lives, from talking with friends and family to working with others at your job. It helps us share ideas, inspire people, and make changes. In today’s connected world, it’s more important than ever to present your message clearly and persuasively.
You often only have a few seconds to get your point across on digital platforms. An online master’s degree in communication from Liberty can teach you how to improve your communication skills both in daily life and at work.
By conferring an online Master of Arts (MA) in Communication degree, you can focus on what’s shaping communication today. In this degree, you’ll study topics like social media, brand storytelling, and working with people from different cultures. This program will help you learn communication strategies to handle today’s fast-changing conversations.
Liberty’s online communication degree can prepare you to solve problems in any job by combining communication theory with real-world practice. This degree can help you become a strong leader and meet the needs of companies, clients, and communities.
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- Transfer in up to 50% of a Grad/Doctoral Degree
Why Choose Liberty University’s Online Master’s in Communication?
Do you want to start a new career in public relations, advertising, or journalism? Or maybe you want to get better at communication to move up in your current job? Whether you’re looking to begin a new career or improve in your current one, Liberty’s master’s in communication degree can help you stand out to employers.
In Liberty’s program, you’ll study important communication ideas used in small groups, companies, and with people from different cultures. You can also practice using these ideas in real-life situations to grab anyone’s attention.
You can get hands-on experience, too. You can create public relations and advertising campaigns, write marketing plans, and plan events for nonprofits. You can also learn how to do research and write well. By mixing what you learn with real-life practice, you can be ready to succeed in communication jobs.
Our online program is flexible, so you can work on your master’s degree while balancing your family, job, and community activities. You can also learn from teachers who have real-world experience and can show you how to apply your Christian faith at work. Liberty’s unique combination of learning, practice, and faith makes our online master’s in communication a great choice 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 will 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.
Our online communications degree can help you construct effective messaging and content. You can learn how to craft branding that reaches today’s audience using tactics in storytelling and social media. Not only that, but you can also 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 communications master’s degree offers you a combination of the 2. 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 communication degree, you can learn how to use research to develop insights into promotion and marketing situations. You can then apply that insight to strategic solutions for organizations of all kinds.
You will have the opportunity to study several core concepts essential for effective communication across various contexts. Studding theories of small group, corporate, and global communication, gaining insights into how different environments impact interaction. The program emphasizes communication strategies for conflict resolution and teaching methods to manage and resolve disputes effectively.
You can also learn techniques for persuading and connecting with target audiences, as well as strategies for communicating during crises. The curriculum covers effective communication in various work scenarios, including conferences, meetings, celebrations, and community outreach programs.
Additionally, you can explore the art of storytelling, focusing on how to create narratives that resonate emotionally with consumers and establish brand identity across for-profit, nonprofit, and ministry organizations. You can be trained in integrated marketing communication strategies to ensure consistency in brand identity and messaging.
The program also addresses methods for leveraging social media platforms to engage audiences and develop robust digital communication strategies. You can acquire skills in internal organizational communication, studying how to manage, motivate, and develop teams while handling stress. Lastly, you can gain knowledge in advertising and public relations tactics aimed at successful mass communication.
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Tuition & Aid
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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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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