Available Political Science Degree Programs
Associate Degrees:
Bachelor’s Degrees:
- B.S. in Law and Policy
- B.S. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- B.S. in Political Science
Master’s Degree:
Online Political Science Degrees
It takes more than just strong legal and legislative knowledge to make good policy – it takes strong, ethical leaders. If you want to get involved in the political process and help guide the future of the country, then Liberty University’s online political science degrees can help you get the training you need.
If you are just starting out, you need a broad foundation of political science studies to help you meet the challenges of public office. Liberty’s bachelor’s in political science can help you engage in the most important and practical topics of today.
If you already have a bachelor’s degree, advanced studies in effective leadership, practical policy, and the legislative process could be the next step toward building your career in politics. Liberty’s M.S. in Political Science is designed to help you deepen your expertise in your field.
By earning your political science degree with Liberty, you have the potential to develop a broad and in-depth understanding of the implications of policy decisions while you master the psychology and communication of public discourse. As you develop your political science expertise, you can apply your skills to analyze public policy decisions, advise legislators, make policy in elected office, and bring your case for effective policy to the public. Liberty University’s online political science bachelor’s and master’s degrees are designed to give you the skills you need to make a positive impact on our political future.
What Will You Study in Our Online Political Science Degree Programs?
Liberty’s online political science degrees provide training for a variety of different roles and careers. Our 100% online degrees are focused on preparing you to succeed in whatever path your job leads you down with topics such as:
- American foreign policy programs
- Contemporary issues in politics
- How political actions can impact a country’s course
- Legal theories and concepts
- Political theory and history
- The processes and functions of American government
Through our programs, you will study how political actions impact the course of our government and how you can positively impact the lives of others. These studies can help you prepare to be an effective leader and contributor in your field.
Potential Careers Available to Political Science Graduates
With a degree focused on political science, there are many paths you can take for your career. Depending on your level of education and experience, you can gain the skills and knowledge you need to pursue roles in politics, such as:
- Community organizer
- Compliance manager
- Investment fund manager
- Political analyst
- Political correspondent journalist
- Public administration consultant
- Regulatory affairs analyst
- Security policy manager
What Are the Benefits of Earning a Political Science Degree with Liberty University?
- Our online programs are backed by our brick-and-mortar campus – ranked among Niche.com’s Top 5 College Campuses in America – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your online political science degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no additional cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks.
- Liberty University’s state-of-the-art online learning environment offers you a wide variety of learning methods, including simulations, recorded lectures, and digital collaboration tools that will help you engage with your studies and learn practical teaching skills.
- Tuition for all undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs has not increased in 8 straight years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
- Our political science programs are offered in 8-week course formats, with 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times!
Military Benefits
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students from all over the globe. Whether you are a current service member, discharged or retired from service, or the spouse of a service member or veteran, we are here to support you every step of the journey.
As a thank-you for your dedication and service to our country, Liberty is honored to serve and support you in your pursuit of online education by offering the following benefits:
Undergraduate Military Benefits
Graduate Military Benefits
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We want to help you pursue your goals – so while tuition rates at most universities have continued to increase over the years, the majority of our rates haven’t.
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