Online Master of Arts in Teaching | Secondary Education – 45 Hour

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Liberty’s 45-Hour MAT in Secondary Education Degrees Give You the Flexibility to Build Your Teaching Career

Building a meaningful middle or high school teaching career requires more than just a teacher’s license. It requires patience, compassion — and specialization in a particular subject. Liberty’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) – Secondary Education 45-hour option will give you the opportunity and the flexibility to do so. Regardless of the specialization you choose, this program is designed to help you attain licensure and meet your professional goals.

Alternatively, you can potentially use your additional electives to help you meet core competency requirements. Either way, our online secondary education degree can help give you the tools to both meet the needs of your school district and help students thrive.

Liberty’s required student teaching experience in your area can equip you with hands-on training and the critical teaching knowledge you need to succeed in your future classroom. Liberty’s 45-hour MAT in Secondary Education is built to help you flourish in a meaningful teaching career.

Empowering teachers to succeed is important, so at Liberty, you can earn your MAT degree for less — at only $430 per credit hour for full-time enrollment.

Your officially conferred degree name will be Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) – Secondary Education 45-hour.

Liberty maintains strict compliance with all licensure requirements for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Not a Virginia resident? We want to help find the best program for you! To view educational requirements and whether a specific program aligns with the licensure requirements for your state, please review our licensure/certification requirements webpage.

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

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

What Will You Study in the Master of Arts in Teaching – Secondary Education?

The online Master of Arts in Teaching can give you a balance of theoretical educational models and hands-on, practical teaching skills. Throughout this program, you will find a core of learning theory, important studies in the historical and philosophical foundations of education, and the foundations of exceptionalism in education.

You can also learn about critical assessment tools that enable schools to measure student learning and make improvements. Your secondary education program can help prepare you to work with grades 6-12 with courses focused on curriculum development and behavior management.

With 9 credit hours of electives, you can cover missing content competencies or tailor your degree to fit your other interests in education.

Here are some of the specific subjects you will study throughout your program:

Current trends in the education field
Educational behavior and development
Methods of teaching and classroom management
Theories and methodologies of education

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Degree Information

This program falls under the School of Education.
View the Graduate Education Course Guides (login required).
This program requires a background check.
Students will complete a semester of student teaching.
This program can help you achieve your initial teaching licensure.
Our program may make you eligible for certification through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
Review state-specific approval disclosures.
Additional program details are available in the Online Graduate Advising Guide.

Why Choose Liberty’s Online MAT Degree?

At Liberty University, we don’t just train educators — we train educators who want to make a positive impact on the next generation. Your students’ well-being matters, so here you can learn to evaluate education theory — and everything else you study — from a biblical worldview.

If your bachelor’s degree is not related to the subject you want to teach, you may need to complete additional courses called “content competencies” in this area. The 45-credit hour MAT program may also allow you to use your electives to complete some of these content competencies.

Liberty University’s School of Education meets rigorous national standards for educator preparation set by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). With excellent and affordable online education, Liberty’s MAT in Secondary Education can help you meet licensure requirements.

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Potential Career Opportunities for MAT Graduates

High school teacher
K-12 curriculum developer
K-12 curriculum manager

Middle school teacher
Secondary education licensed teacher
Teaching product developer

Degree Options for the 45-Hour Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Secondary Education

Visit our Degree Completion Plan (DCP) webpage or select one of the programs below for more information.

State Licensure Requirements

Individual state licensure requirements may vary and are subject to change without notice. View your state’s requirements here: licensure/certification requirements.

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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 Education Full Time	$430/Credit
Graduate Education 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 2.5 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.

Please note: Guidelines are subject to change in federal or state regulations for the licensure of school personnel.

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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While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we offer a lower graduate tuition rate for our Master of Arts in Teaching programs. At $430 per credit hour for full-time students, Liberty University’s MAT online is available at one of the lowest tuition rates for this degree in the country.

Additionally, pursuing our online Master of Arts in Teaching may make you eligible for the Federal TEACH Grant.

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

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MAT in Secondary Education – 45 Hours Empower Young Minds for Success

Liberty’s 45-Hour MAT in Secondary Education Degrees Give You the Flexibility to Build Your Teaching Career

What Will You Study in the Master of Arts in Teaching – Secondary Education?

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Degree Information

Why Choose Liberty’s Online MAT Degree?

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Degree Options for the 45-Hour Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Secondary Education

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