Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling

Liberty University Online offers a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling program that is designed to help challenge your biblical knowledge and develop your faith. With this program, you can prepare to step into church positions in non-professional counseling. Coursework focuses on counseling principles and strategies that you can use to help others. This can be an excellent program if you want to meet the requirements needed for military chaplaincy.

Potential Career Options:

  • Ministry worker
  • Pastor

My experience with Liberty has been marvelous ...

"Thanks to Liberty University Online, I can complete my accredited degree in the comfort of my home, and yet interact with other students as though I were in a classroom environment. … I can always contact a professor, either by phone or email … and I appreciate the prayer from fellow class members and the campus prayer ministry. Overall, my experience with Liberty has been marvelous, and I am thankful for the way it has enhanced my knowledge of the Bible and ministry, while enriching my relationship with the Lord."

Mattie Thomas, Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling

Key Points:

  • Ranked among the top 10 online colleges in the nation for two years in a row by the Online Education Database
  • Rated as one of the "Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools" by GetEducated.com
  • Cost-effective, accredited online pastoral counseling program offered by a national educational institution
  • Effectively helps prepare students to serve in a variety of ministry settings
  • Experienced seminary faculty teaching online courses

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*Blended Degree Programs

The blended degree format combines online study with on-campus study at Liberty University. This unique format allows you to complete some of your coursework from a distance, while also giving you the opportunity to study from our Lynchburg, Virginia campus, located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Through the blended format, you get to experience the best of both worlds – the convenience of flexible, online education mixed with intensive study and face-to-face interaction with professors and fellow students on Liberty's campus.

**Minimal on-campus intensives will be required for online programs with licensure requirements.