Online MA in Visual Communication Design

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100% online, 8-week courses

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

Develop Your Skills and Portfolio with a Master’s in Visual Communication Design Online Degree

Are you an experienced artist who wishes to increase your knowledge of the latest techniques and tools in graphic design? Liberty University’s online Master of Arts (MA) in Visual Communication Design degree program seeks to provide you with the opportunity to enhance your oral and written communication skills as well as your graphic design skills through the use of visual media.

Visual communication is primarily expressed in graphic design, illustrations, advertising, animation, signs, and typography. It also explores the addition of text to images and the power it has to educate and persuade an audience for maximum impact.

Throughout this visual communication master’s degree, you can engage in coursework as a contributing designer by developing your critical and analytical skills, personal voice, and visual language. These essential design tools and expertise may allow you to become an effective leader in the professional world. Additionally, our master’s in visual communication design online degree program allows for the transfer of many courses directly into our Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design.

Your officially conferred degree name will be Master of Arts (MA) in Visual Communication Design.

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Why Choose Liberty’s Visual Communication Degree Online Master’s?

The purpose of our Master of Arts in Visual Communication Design online degree program is to produce visual artists, graphic designers, and art educators that are leaders in their fields. Our classes can help prepare you with new skills and emerging technological tools that are all taught from a Christian worldview. These classes are 100% online so you don’t have to worry about abandoning your current commitments to family, work, or your community.

Visual communication design online courses can provide you with both practical and theoretical lessons that, when combined, produce a well-rounded perspective on various aspects of the field. You will complete special projects that emphasize layout designs applying to print and electronic media. Upon graduation, you can have a professional portfolio that you can use to further your career or gain entry into an MFA degree program.

What Will You Study in Liberty’s Online MA in Visual Communication and Design?

Art is everywhere, from graffiti to film and in architecture and museums. Liberty’s master’s in visual communication design online degree program can help sharpen your understanding of various forms of art and how it can be implemented into visual communication design. You can decode and conduct an in-depth study of contemporary and historical art. Various courses in your visual communications degree can help put your creativity into action by building upon previous knowledge as you create special projects.

In addition to creating design and visual communications art, you can study the process to coordinate images and typography in order to produce a visual storytelling piece. This visual communication design program seeks to combine your graphic design knowledge with the study of typographic history and theory to produce a piece that reflects your own academic or professional goals.

As the worlds of art and technology merge, new forms of artistic expression arise. You can learn how to take new technology in web design and digital media to produce interactive design systems. You can also learn advanced graphic design techniques to present information across a variety of media.

One of the outcomes of your visual communication degree is for you to develop a set of projects that can establish your portfolio for pursuing a professional career in the arts. Your portfolio can also be used to prepare for entry into a number of Master of Fine Arts programs.

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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 3.0 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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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

What’s the difference between an MFA and an MA in Visual Communication Design?

Our Master of Arts in Visual Communication Design online degree program is designed for those interested in developing their skills in the area of visual communication design. Individuals who would like to enter the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program but do not have an existing portfolio for the application process can benefit from this Master of Arts in Visual Communications Design degree.

A Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a degree specific to the fine arts and represents the highest level of practical skills training in this field. Liberty University’s MFA in Graphic Design is an example of a fine arts degree that can equip you with the graphic arts design skills you need to build your career. A Master of Fine Arts can also be used to teach higher education level courses.

What other benefits does this program offer?

Discover how to integrate emerging technology into your artistic designs.
Upon graduation from our online communication design program, you will have a professional portfolio for academic or career goals.
Network with other graphic design students and participate in an online community of professional artists.
You will have access to Adobe products, like the Creative Cloud Suite.

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