Master of Arts in Professional Counseling

Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Professional Counseling program provides you comprehensive training in professional counseling to prepare you for licensure and national certification. Our courses also provide you with a strong foundation based on biblical principles to supply the values, knowledge and skills needed to effectively work as a professional counselor. Three one-week intensives are required, as well as a three-credit-hour internship and a three-credit-hour practicum. Both 48-hour and 60-hour programs are available, depending on your state’s licensing requirements. Contact your state to find out your state’s licensing requirements before applying.

Potential Career Options

  • Hospital Program
  • Mental Health Agency
  • Ministry-related
  • Counseling Center
  • Other Public or Private Facility
  • Private Practice
The [online learning] experience was excellent ...

“My first experience with online learning is the current Master’s program I am in through Liberty. The experience was excellent! The flexibility of the course requirements, the positive interactions with other students in the course through Blackboard, the accessibility of the professor and the quality of the textbooks chosen were perfect. Apart from the classes, I was very impressed with the professional and friendly assistance by staff whenever I called for information or just advice.”

Andrew Jaggernauth, Master of Arts in Professional Counseling

Key Points:

  • Ranked among the top 10 online colleges in the nation for two years in a row
  • Rated as one of the Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools by GetEducated.com
  • Nationally renowned Professional Counseling program offered from a sound moral and biblical perspective
  • Most cost-effective, accredited online counseling program offered by a national educational institution
  • Effectively prepares students to serve in the professional counseling field in licensed counseling positions
  • Nationally acclaimed faculty teaching online courses

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Associate
  • - Accounting
  • - Business
  • - Criminal Justice
  • - Education (Non-Licensure)
  • - General Studies
  • - Management Info. Systems
  • - Psychology
  • - Religion
Bachelor's
  • - Accounting
  • - Aeronautics
  • - Business
  • - Criminal Justice
  • - Education (Non-Licensure)
  • - Management Info. Systems
  • - Multidisciplinary Studies
  • - Nursing (RN to BSN)
  • - Psychology
  • - Religion
 Master's
  • - Accounting
  • - Business Administration
  • - Christian Leadership
  • - Discipleship Ministries
  • - Divinity
  • - Pastoral Counseling
  • - Evangelism & Church Planting
  • - Education
  • - Human Services
  • - Intercultural Studies
  • - Management
  • - Management and Leadership
  • - Marketplace Chaplaincy
  • - Marriage & Family Therapy**
  • - Nursing
  • - Professional Counseling
  • - Religion
  • - Religious Education
  • - Sacred Theology
  • - Theological Studies
  • - Worship Studies
Post-Graduate
  • - Doctorate in Education
  • - Doctorate in Ministry*
  • - Educational Specialist
  • - Philosophy in Counseling*

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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.