Public Policy PhD – Foreign Policy Carve Your Path to Global Impact

60
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Learn to Analyze and Improve Foreign Affairs with Liberty’s Public and Foreign Policy PhD
As the influence of business and politics continues to expand globally, our country needs experts in international policy to create new opportunities for peace and prosperity through effective, sound legislation. Whether your goal is to create positive change on a local or global scale, conferring Liberty’s online Doctor of Philosophy in (PhD) Public Policy – Foreign Policy degree can provide you with the training and advanced studies you need to pursue exciting opportunities around the world.
By earning your PhD in Public Policy degree online through Liberty University, you won’t just be able to gain an advanced understanding of policy assessment and decision-making — you can also become equipped to navigate complex global issues through the application of biblical principles.
From economics to criminal justice to healthcare, public policy influences many aspects of how our country functions. Adding a foreign policy specialization to your degree can prove to be a valuable asset as you seek to become an informed, versatile, and effective political force.






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Why Choose Liberty’s Public Policy PhD Online – Foreign Policy?
At Liberty, you can benefit from nearly 40 years of learning, growing, adapting, and innovating for the distance learner — and more than a decade of researching the needs of the online student. You can be confident that we’ve taken the time to learn what’s important to you, and we look forward to working with you to accomplish your personal and career goals.
As a Christian institution of higher education, each course within our public policy doctoral program is taught from a Christian worldview. Our focus on ethics and moral decision-making as they relate to foreign and public policy development sets us apart from other universities.
Our foreign policy degree program offers far more than a surface-level overview of international studies and key world players. This degree program was designed with your success in mind. Our online PhD in Public Policy – Foreign Policy can be completed in just 3 years and has no residential courses — so you can earn a terminal degree from the comfort of your home.
Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a government worker, or a college professor looking to add an additional degree to your résumé, Liberty’s public policy PhD with a focus in foreign policy may be a great fit for you. Partner with us and become a true expert in public and foreign policy.
What Will You Study in Our Online Public Policy PhD – Foreign Policy Degree?
Our online doctoral degree in foreign policy offers you advanced study in policy and government functions. This degree program also allows you to conduct in-depth, original research in preparation for your dissertation.
In this degree program, you will study a number of topics relating to foreign and public policy — including the featured courses listed below. By combining a sound education in public policy with training in foreign relations, you can become a well-rounded scholar who is able to analyze problems and develop practical solutions to international challenges.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Government leader
- International policy researcher
- Professor of political science
- Senior public policy analyst
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Degree Information
- This program falls under the Helms School of Government.
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Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Doctoral Full Time | $595/Credit |
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Doctoral Part Time | $650/Credit |
Eligible current and former military service members and their spouses may qualify for a special rate of $300/credit hour (learn more).
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Admission Information for Liberty’s PhD in Public Policy
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 master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
- 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 doctoral degree after the last day of class for your master’s degree.
- Complete a Master’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 transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show that you are within 6 credit hours of completion for a 30-48 credit hour master’s degree or within 9 credit hours of completion for a 49+ credit hour master’s degree.
- 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 doctoral degree.
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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.
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Military Tuition Discount
We want to help you find the doctoral degree you want – at a price you’ve earned. As a thank-you for your military service, Liberty University offers eligible current and former service members like you or your spouse multiple pathways to earn a doctoral degree for only $300/credit hour. Find out how you can take advantage of this unique opportunity as you work toward your goal of reaching the pinnacle of your profession – for less.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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