Master of Science in Human Performance
Overview
Expand Your Mind While Strengthening Your Body with Our MS in Human Performance
Are you passionate about fitness? Do you want to help others unlock their own body’s potential? By earning Liberty University’s Master of Science (MS) in Human Performance, you can prepare to pursue career opportunities in the health, wellness, and human performance fields. You can increase your understanding of exercise science by taking advanced classes in exercise physiology and biomechanical analysis. Explore how to help athletes be their best and other clients overcome disabilities and other physical limitations.
Our course material is based on concepts from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). You can specialize in a particular area while completing a capstone experience, such as an internship or a thesis.
Credit Hours
View CoursesNext start date: Aug 18, 2025
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
Highlights of Our Master of Science in Human Performance Degree
Train in Our Premier Performance Labs
You’ll have the opportunity to work in Liberty’s Human Performance Laboratory and the Center for the Analysis of Human Movement Laboratory. These facilities provide more than 8,000 square feet of workspace equipped with cutting-edge tools to support your hands-on learning and research.
Build Strength and Speed with Functional Assessments
In the 2,000-square-foot Functional Assessment Laboratory, you can train using a range of equipment focused on functional assessments, strength training, and agility development. This space is ideal for applying what you learn in class to real-world performance scenarios.
Develop Clinical Skills in Athletic Training
Our Athletic Training Lab functions as both a classroom and clinical lab, allowing you to master essential athletic training competencies. You’ll gain experience through hands-on instruction that prepares you for both didactic and practical components of your training.
Practice in Realistic Clinical Environments
At the Standardized Patient Center, you can sharpen your clinical skills in a simulated healthcare setting. You’ll receive direct feedback from faculty as part of our athletic training work-study program, giving you the confidence and preparation before taking your practical exams.
Career Potential
Potential Career Opportunities for Human Performance Degree Graduates
Liberty University’s Master of Science in Human Performance can help prepare you to pursue the following occupations:
- Cognitive performance specialist
- Exercise physiologist
- Exercise specialist
- Health statistician
- Sports performance coach
- Strength and conditioning coach
Courses
What Will You Study in Our Master of Science in Human Performance?
When you begin this degree, you have opportunities for practical hands-on training that can develop your knowledge of all aspects of human performance. Throughout this degree, you can expand your knowledge of kinesiology and study advanced exercise physiology. You can also study how to utilize statistical analysis in exercise science. Being able to track data and analyze outcomes can go a long way in advancing your ability to help clients. Your ability to increase human performance can be influenced by studying advanced biomechanical analysis.
Additionally, you can analyze human movement and study the latest research in the field of biomechanics. You will also study performance nutrition for the physically active. Even the greatest engine in the world cannot run if it doesn’t have the correct fuel. Explore how to fuel your client’s body so they can get the most out of their training.
Featured MS in Human Performance Courses
EXSC 510 – Advanced Exercise Physiology
EXSC 520 – Statistical Analysis in Exercise Science
EXSC 550 – Advanced Biomechanical Analysis
HLTH 645 – Performance Nutrition for the Physically Active
Degree Information
- Explore further with the Course Catalog.
- This program falls under our School of Health Sciences.
BENEFITS
Why Choose Liberty’s Master of Science in Human Performance Degree?
Train with Industry-Leading Equipment
At Liberty University, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art exercise science labs and equipment that set this program apart. In spaces like the Human Performance Lab, Functional Assessment Lab, and Standardized Patient Center, you can get hands-on experience with the latest technology currently used in the field.
Build Skills for Functional and Performance Assessment
Throughout your training, you can discover how to use professional equipment for functional assessment, strength training, and agility development. These experiences can help you build the technical skills to make an impact in the exercise science and wellness industry.
Prepare for Real-World Clinical Practice
Your practical exams will take place in realistic clinical environments designed to simulate real-world conditions. One of our classrooms even features an Astroturf floor, allowing you to practice on-field evaluations and develop critical hands-on skills that employers value.
Gain Career-Ready Experience in a Dynamic Environment
With more than 20 NCAA Division I athletic teams and over 40 Club Sports teams, you’ll have access to outstanding sports facilities and resources. These opportunities can help you strengthen your résumé and prepare for a seamless transition into a career after graduation.
Tuition & Aid
How Much Does it Cost to Attend Liberty On Campus?
Knowing up-front what you’re paying for and why can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable about your investment. This overview of major college costs can give you an idea of what’s coming so you can create an accurate budget from the start.
All Tuition & Aid
| Per Credit Hour | $560 |
#4 Best College Campus in America
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education designed to help equip students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com.
Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Specializations
Master’s in Human Performance Degree Specializations
Our Master’s in Human Performance degree offers specializations that allow you to tailor your education to match your career goals. Each area of study focuses on building advanced skills in fitness, athletic performance, and human movement science. By choosing a specialization, you can develop expertise that can help prepare you to serve a wide range of clients, from competitive athletes to individuals pursuing personal wellness.
Specializations
Clinical
Fitness and Wellness
Nutrition
Strength and Conditioning
Admissions
How Do You Become a MS in Human Performance Student?
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 transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing
- Self-certification form (for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree)
- Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account
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