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Study Care, Leadership, and Clinical Practice with Liberty’s Online Nursing Programs

The School of Nursing reflects a field with a long history of service, education, and patient-centered care. Over time, nursing has developed from hands-on caregiving into a profession that integrates clinical knowledge, research, and leadership within complex healthcare systems. Our School of Nursing is built to help you study that evolution while considering how care is delivered today.

This may be a good fit if you are:

  • Continuing your education as a registered nurse
  • Preparing to move into leadership or advanced practice roles
  • Returning to school to study a new direction in healthcare

Through our online nursing programs, you can study how healthcare systems function, how patient needs are assessed, and how care is delivered across different settings. What makes our online nursing school distinct is its focus on connecting theory with practice, helping you examine both the technical and ethical sides of nursing.

While building on prior experience, our nursing school online environment can provide a structured way to study care, leadership, and clinical decision-making. At different stages of your life and career, you can explore pathways that align with your goals while remaining engaged in your current responsibilities.

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.

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Online Nursing Degrees Designed Around Your Goals

Our nursing degree online can support different stages of academic and professional development. Through our online nursing school environment, you can study pathways that connect to roles in direct care, leadership, education, or administration.

Programs are structured to allow working adults and returning students, like you, to balance coursework with other responsibilities while exploring how your interests align with nursing practice.

What Online Nursing Programs and Degrees Does the School of Nursing Offer?

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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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Study Under Faculty with Nursing Experience

Faculty in the School of Nursing bring experience from a range of clinical and academic settings. Their backgrounds include patient care, healthcare leadership, education, and research. This perspective can help shape courses that reflect how nursing is practiced in today’s healthcare environments.

In our online nursing school setting, faculty guide discussions, case studies, and assignments that are grounded in real-world scenarios. You may examine how clinical decisions are made, how care teams function, and how ethical questions are addressed in patient care. This approach can help connect theory to practice in a meaningful way.

Faculty may also incorporate current topics such as healthcare technology, data-informed care, and evolving standards within the profession. As nursing continues to adapt to new tools and systems, coursework can include opportunities to explore these changes in a structured environment.

Throughout our nursing programs online, faculty serve as academic mentors who provide feedback and support as you move through your coursework. Whether you’re in foundational or advanced study, this guidance can help you reflect on your goals and better understand the responsibilities that come with roles in nursing.

What Can I Do with an Online Nursing Degree?

A nursing degree can help open the door to a wide range of roles within healthcare. As you explore this field, you may be drawn to direct patient care, where you can study how to assess patient needs, support treatment plans, and work alongside healthcare teams in clinical settings. You may also consider environments such as hospitals, clinics, schools, or community health organizations, depending on your interests and level of education.

At the same time, your nursing degree does not have to lead in only 1 direction. You may choose to explore leadership, education, or administrative roles as your experience grows. Some paths may also include non-bedside opportunities that focus on coordination, policy, or patient advocacy. As you move through your program, you can study different areas of nursing and reflect on how your strengths and goals align with the many ways nurses contribute to healthcare.

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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 – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate, $290 per credit hour for graduate, and $375 per credit hour for doctoral 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)

*For eligible current and former service members and their spouses. Learn more!

**Not applicable to certificates. Cannot be combined with the $375/credit hour doctoral military rate.

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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