Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies

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

Expand Your Music Ministry with Our Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies Online

Our Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies is the perfect program for you to deepen your appreciation and understanding of worship ministry. Throughout this program, you will study key elements of worship history and philosophy while staying close to the biblical foundation for worship. If you are interested in a more significant role in ministry and are passionate about worship ministry, this online certificate will expand your skill set and ministry potential.

Additionally, you will uncover the greater role of a worship leader and explore current issues in worship, helping you present your congregation with meaningful worship. You will also learn how to help your worship team work together for the unified purpose of glorifying God through worship.

Your officially conferred degree name will be Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies.

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Why Choose Liberty’s Online Graduate in Worship Studies Certificate?

This certificate can prepare you for ministry while strengthening your contribution and commitment to the local church. Whether you are in vocational ministry, want to grow as a worshiper, or have chosen a career path in Christian music, our online Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies can show you how to increase your appreciation of biblical worship so you can pursue worship with a renewed sense of meaning and purpose.

You can finish our online worship certificate in as little as one semester and apply what you have learned in your local church right away. The credits you earn in this certificate can also transfer into our online Master of Arts in Worship Studies degree.

What Will You Study in Our Online Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies?

Throughout this worship studies certificate program, you can uncover the importance of worship in the local church, its biblical foundations, and renew your focus on what the role of a worship leader should be. Regardless of musical preference, biblical worship unifies us in the pursuit of worshiping God. For that reason, you will review the current issues worship ministers face in the process of leading worship while understanding how to overcome these issues with biblically sound guidance.

Not only that but you will also develop a proper view of biblical worship so you can renew the meaning and value of worship in your everyday life. As you glean principles, models, and practical applications of worship from the Bible, your perspective and passion will come alive as you realize what Christ has done for us and how we can respond in true worship.

Potential Career Opportunities

Our worship studies certificate can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our accredited certificate:

Choir director
Music minister
Worship leader
Worship pastor

The worship and leadership skills that you gain from our certificate in worship studies can be an asset in many other aspects of the ministry world as you pursue positions of added responsibility. Additionally, the credits from this certificate may transfer directly into the Master’s in Worship Studies. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with a worship studies certificate from Liberty University.

Additional education or training may be required for some jobs or occupations. Conferral of a certificate does not guarantee job placement.

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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 2.0 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.
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.

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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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Tuition discounts – $290 per credit hour for graduate courses
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*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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