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Master of Divinity (M.Div.) – General Track

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Career Opportunities
Facilities and Resources
Admission Requirements

Prepare to Lead Your Ministry with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.)

Liberty University’s Master of Divinity is designed to prepare church professionals to lead their ministries with confidence and authority. If you desire to work with people in a ministry setting, then this professional degree can help you accomplish your goal. This degree will give you the chance to help others by giving them insight into Scripture and helping them find God’s plan for their lives.

This degree is primarily focused on preparing you for working in a church or parachurch organization. However, the general track provides you with the opportunity to choose courses that suit your particular personal and professional goals. This way, you can prepare for many different types of occupations such as teaching, writing, or family advocacy.

Pursue Your Degree with Confidence

  • Liberty University’s John W. Rawlings School of Divinity is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of ATS, the Association of Theological Schools.
  • Get real-life experience in chaplaincy through Liberty’s partnerships with local churches and parachurch organizations.
  • If you have previous ministry experience, you may be able to finish your degree faster by taking some of our Institutional Challenge Exams.
  • Complete your degree while upholding your current family, church, and career commitments with convenient, Monday-only classes.

What Will You Learn?

  • Apologetics, evangelism, and discipleship ministries
  • Historical events and timeline of Christianity
  • Ministry writing and research
  • Old and New Testament studies

Career Options for Master of Divinity Graduates

  • Apologist
  • Church planter
  • Discipleship pastor
  • Evangelist
  • Military chaplain
  • Missionary
  • Pastoral counselor
  • Senior pastor
  • Worship leader
  • Youth pastor

Facilities and Resources Available to M.Div. Students

  • Monday-only classes for master’s programs allow students to complete large portions of their M.Div. degree by attending class just 1 day a week.
  • Take advantage of opportunities to use our state-of-the-art homiletics teaching lab in our School of Divinity Freedom Tower.
  • Study under theologians and missionaries with real-world experience.
  • Institutional Challenge Exams are available to test out of foundational biblical and theological studies content for the M.Div. program.
  • Liberty University’s Center for Ministry Training is a great resource for practical ministry opportunities.
  • Our Freedom Tower’s Scriptorium gives students access to valuable resources and artifacts like the Rawlings Foundation rare books collection, a 111-foot-long Torah scroll that dates back to the 16th century, and a functioning replica of the Gutenberg Printing Press.
  • We provide experiential learning opportunities through church and parachurch ministries.

Admission Requirements for Master of Divinity Programs

Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:

  • Admission application
  • Official bachelor’s degree transcripts with a 2.0 GPA or higher
  • Self-certification form for students in the final term of their bachelor’s degree
  • Rawlings School of Divinity questionnaire
  • Pastoral recommender contact information
  • Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account

 

Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
75

Credit Hours

Class Type

Residential

Transfer Credits

Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total

Next Start Date

Aug 18, 2025

Accreditation

ATS Commission on Accrediting

15,000+

Students

20

NCAA DI Sports

500,000+

Community Service Hours

350+

Undergrad & Grad Programs

The Liberty DNA

Liberty’s promise to you is an education that expertly brings knowledge and faith together. You’ll not only be challenged academically but also pushed spiritually through weekly worship gatherings and community engagement, local service projects, and global mission trips. You can become a Champion for Christ that changes the world with the Gospel.

Convocation

The largest weekly gathering of Christian students in North America cannot happen without a key ingredient: you. Experience life-changing messages from more than 80 nationally acclaimed speakers each year.

Accreditation

In addition to Liberty’s institutional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, many programs are also accredited or recognized by specialized professional agencies, including ABA, ABET, ACBSP, AOA-COCA, ATS Commission on Accrediting, CAAHEP, CAATE, CACREP, CCNE, CEPH, CoARC, NCATE, and NASM.

Career Focused

As a Christian university, we’re committed to helping you every step of the way so you can earn your degree flexibly, affordably, and with excellence — and do the things that matter to you. That’s why our professors and dedicated Career Services department are focused on getting you job ready before you leave the classroom.

Convocation

The largest weekly gathering of Christian students in North America cannot happen without a key ingredient: you. Experience life-changing messages from more than 80 nationally acclaimed speakers each year.

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Accreditation

In addition to Liberty’s institutional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, many programs are also accredited or recognized by specialized professional agencies, including ABA, ABET, ACBSP, AOA-COCA, ATS Commission on Accrediting, CAAHEP, CAATE, CACREP, CCNE, CEPH, CoARC, NCATE, and NASM.

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Career Focused

As a Christian university, we’re committed to helping you every step of the way so you can earn your degree flexibly, affordably, and with excellence — and do the things that matter to you. That’s why our professors and dedicated Career Services department are focused on getting you job ready before you leave the classroom.

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FAFSA and Loan Information

Most graduate students qualify for $20,500 in student loans through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – and even more in certain health fields!

There are two types of federal loan options available to grad students:

  • Direct Unsubsidized Loans (Stafford) – loans made to eligible undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, but eligibility is not based on financial need.
  • Graduate PLUS Loans – loans made to graduate or professional students and parents of dependent undergraduate students to help pay for education expenses not covered by other financial aid. Eligibility is not based on financial need, but a credit check is required. If you have a bankruptcy, foreclosure, or an account in collections, you may be denied.

Tuition Costs

Liberty University provides master’s programs at just $545* per credit hour. Most courses will be paid by credit hour except the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity block rate of $2,850 per semester for 9-15 credit hours. Most graduate programs average from 35-45 credit hours to complete.

*Some programs differ and may have additional fees that apply. 

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

MBA Tuition Rate
Amounts are per credit and are based on data published on each institution’s website as of 11/16/20. This information is believed, but not guaranteed, to be accurate. Individual institutions may charge additional fees in addition to the per credit hour rates. Rates are subject to change.

Visit Our Central Virginia Campus

Have you visited Liberty yet? We can’t wait to have you. Watch a robot fetch your books at the Jerry Falwell Library, cheer on the winning touchdown at Williams Stadium, break a sweat at the fitness center, and gaze at the stars at the astronomical observatory.

At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank as Niche.com’s #4 Best College Campus in America. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.

      Ways To Visit Campus       

Montview Student Union

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Baseball Stadium

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Center for Medical and Health Sciences

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Center for Music and the Worship Arts

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Center for Natural Sciences

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DeMoss Hall

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Jerry Falwell Library

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John W. Rawlings School of Divinity

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LaHaye Ice Center

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LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center

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Reber-Thomas Dining Center

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Residential Commons

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School of Business

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Snowflex Centre

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Tower Theater

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Vines Center

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Williams Stadium

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Located directly behind Arthur S. DeMoss Hall, the Montview Student Union is a 4-story, 168,000-square-foot structure that includes a lounge overlooking the Academic Commons, retail dining venues, an art gallery, a ballroom, and a bowling alley. The building also has space for academics, meetings, and offices.

The Liberty Baseball Stadium features the latest turf playing surface, as well as full-length, major league-style dugouts, a fully-equipped media area, two suites, a club room, and a spectator picnic area.

The Center for Medical and Health Sciences (CMHS) is a state-of-the-art modern learning facility for Liberty University's College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) and School of Health Sciences. Sitting on Liberty Mountain, the 140,000 square-foot, four-story facility offers breathtaking views of the valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north and west.

The Center for Music and the Worship Arts features 124 Steinway pianos and 43 teaching studios complete with piano, songwriting, and music computer labs. Additionally, the center includes a 1,600-seat concert hall.

The Center for Natural Sciences houses classrooms, an auditorium, and more than 30 laboratories designed for hands-on learning, including an advanced anatomy lab and a cell culture lab. The facility has more than $2 million in equipment, including a GC mass spectrometer and a gene sequencer.

As the primary academic building on campus, Arthur S. DeMoss Hall spans 500,000 square feet over four floors and houses computer labs, classrooms and student resource centers, and a rooftop terrace.

Jerry Falwell Library houses an array of study spaces including six learning commons, one technology commons, and 30 group-study rooms. Multiple terraces and balconies provide additional space to relax, and several dining options are available. Taking advantage of the latest technology, the ASRS, a robotic retrieval system, houses the majority of the library’s collections in a state-of-the-art automated on-site retrieval system.

The 275-foot-tall Freedom Tower, home of the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity, the nation’s largest center for religious studies and ministerial training, includes classrooms and offices, a conference room, a homiletics lab, and an interactive classroom, as well as observation spaces to take in the spectacular views of campus.

The LaHaye Ice Center is home to Liberty men's and women's hockey teams, as well as the synchronized skating and figure skating teams. Recently renovated, the ice center seats 4,000 fans and includes 10 box suites.

Whichever way you like to break a sweat, you can do it here! The recreation center has weight rooms, cardio lofts, private classrooms, an indoor track, pools, a rock wall, soccer fields, and basketball courts.

The Reber-Thomas Dining Center (Liberty’s dining hall) is a two-story, 120,000-square-foot all-you-care-to-eat buffet that boasts a seating capacity of more than 2,700. It provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner and offers over 20 unique stations to choose from.

The Residential Commons are comprised of three residence halls. The rooms feature a private bath, and every floor provides laundry facilities and a common lounge. Additional residential facilities are also planned for the site.

The three-story structure serves as a home base for the School of Business, which includes 152 programs from the certificate to the doctoral level, as well as centers of excellence focused on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, cybersecurity, and stock trading. On the first floor, a stock trading simulation room, operating in partnership with Truist, features an LED stock ticker that wraps around the top of the room and streams the latest market activity from Wall Street.

The Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre offers students the opportunity to ski, snowboard, and tube year-round with its cutting-edge terrain technology.

Tower Theater is home to Liberty’s Department of Theatre Arts as well as the professional theatre company, Alluvion Stage Company. Tower Theater features a Broadway-style fly tower and professional rigging system and has over 12,000 square feet of backstage and support area.

This auditorium’s 10,000 seats are filled by students at Convocation and Campus Community, concert-goers, and athletic event attendees.

The stadium’s 25,000 seats host the fans of our FBS conference football team. Williams Stadium also boasts a 110-foot viewing tower and houses the Football Operations Center, containing locker rooms, coaches’ offices, equipment, and weight rooms, and a training facility.

The Admission Process

Apply Now, Pay Later

Start the enrollment process by applying online now — the application takes about 10 minutes. Your application fee isn’t due until you enroll!

Get Accepted

Once you’ve submitted all your admission documents, you’ll be updated on the status of your application through text and email. You can also keep track on your Student Checklist.

Act Early

After you apply, you may be eligible for Liberty's Graduate Assistantship program. Each graduate assistant is awarded a tuition scholarship equivalent to a full-time course load in their respective degree.

Contact one of our Admissions Counselors for more information by calling (877) 298-9617.

Hear from Liberty Students — Past and Present

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Former SGA President Derek R.

“The whole school and the administration have their mindset on heaven — the Holy Spirit is so active on campus.”

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Former SGA Vice President Esther L.

“It was knowing that I could be vulnerable about where I was from or what I was coming from or going through with people that were here and cared was encouraging and helped me with the transition.”

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David H.

“Spiritually, I have seen the most growth in my life. …The spiritual atmosphere of the campus here at Liberty is unreal.”

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Queenstar B.

“They [professors] see each student as an individual who has the potential to truly impact the world for God’s Namesake.”

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Sarah B.

“Here there are authentic people that have really embodied how the Lord cares for each of us.”

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Joseph H.

“Once I made it on campus — just the overwhelming amount of love that I received from the student body, the people on my hall, and my RAs just blew me away.”