Private nonprofit · Lynchburg, Virginia
Liberty University: cost, debt and earnings by major
119 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $29,235
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 64%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 99%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 50,012
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $22,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 9.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $29,183 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $25,675 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $25,480 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $26,767 |
| $110,000+ | $31,043 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (2)
- Bible/Biblical Studies$47,160
- Legal Support Services$46,871 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (11)
- Management Information Systems and Services$56,274
- Business/Commerce, General$54,647
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,803
- Legal Support Services$51,877
- Religion/Religious Studies$51,737
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,394
- Accounting and Related Services$45,734
- Psychology, General$37,200
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$33,736
- Education, General$29,281 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$27,480
Bachelor's programs (53)
- Air Transportation$102,096
- Industrial Engineering$94,928
- Military Systems and Maintenance Technology$89,394 (1 yr)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$89,244
- Mechanical Engineering$89,129
- Management Information Systems and Services$84,228
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,883
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$82,116
- Mathematics$81,095
- Fire Protection$79,958 (1 yr)
- International Relations and National Security Studies$71,436
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,269
- Accounting and Related Services$63,307
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,715
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$58,969
- Political Science and Government$56,550
- Communication and Media Studies$54,911
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$53,846 (1 yr)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$53,357
- Journalism$51,940
- Religious Music and Worship$51,701
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,061
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$50,891
- Biology, General$50,666
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,103
- Public Health$48,926
- Legal Support Services$48,589
- American Sign Language$48,109
- Social Work$48,003
- Religion/Religious Studies$47,991
- Design and Applied Arts$47,797
- Special Education and Teaching$47,241
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$46,899
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$46,531
- History$46,496
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$46,274
- Psychology, General$45,340
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,257
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$43,025
- Music$42,960
- English Language and Literature, General$42,576
- Social Sciences, General$41,811
- Education, General$41,664
- Zoology/Animal Biology$41,103
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$40,952
- International/Globalization Studies$40,897
- Education, Other$38,339 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,332
- Apparel and Textiles$38,226
- Human Services, General$36,290
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$35,429 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$30,895 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$30,537 (1 yr)
Master's programs (44)
- Design and Applied Arts$112,935
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$107,828
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$107,245
- Management Information Systems and Services$101,349
- Air Transportation$96,169 (1 yr)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$92,809 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,025
- Accounting and Related Services$83,093
- Public Policy Analysis$78,054
- Finance and Financial Management Services$77,156 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$75,900
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$75,034
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,482
- International Relations and National Security Studies$73,196 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$72,854
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$72,389
- Public Administration$69,247
- Educational Administration and Supervision$64,314
- Marketing$63,586
- Public Health$62,205
- Political Science and Government$61,517 (1 yr)
- History$59,708
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$58,750
- Special Education and Teaching$58,040
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$57,678
- Education, General$57,647
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$57,573
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,966
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$56,700
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$56,174
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$55,451
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$54,966 (1 yr)
- Curriculum and Instruction$54,902 (1 yr)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$53,721
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$53,516
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$53,317 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,482
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$51,976
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$49,884 (1 yr)
- Religious Education$49,751
- Bible/Biblical Studies$47,630 (1 yr)
- Music$46,324
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$45,952 (1 yr)
- Religious Music and Worship$42,890
Doctoral programs (9)
- Medicine$176,742
- Religious Education$133,142 (1 yr)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$125,557 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$108,233 (1 yr)
- Education, General$90,299 (1 yr)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$79,287 (1 yr)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$76,969
- Curriculum and Instruction$73,065
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$51,327