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Earn your bachelor’s in three years and your master’s in four.

Lynchburg’s MaxImpact Degrees


You want to make the most of your time, energy, and resources. With a MaxImpact Degree from the University of Lynchburg, you take a focused, applied path that lets you earn your bachelor’s degree in three years — or pair it with a master’s in four — without sacrificing depth or direction. You build career-ready skills, reduce time and cost, and step into the workforce or graduate study earlier, prepared to lead with confidence.


At the University of Lynchburg, the structure is designed around your goals, so every course moves you forward with purpose.

Accelerate Your Future

Graduate sooner. Lead faster.

Save More. Achieve More.

Lower cost. Higher value.

Built for Driven Students

Structured paths. Clear outcomes.

Graduate with more.


Shorten your path to a degree while keeping your long-term goals front and center. By fast-tracking your program, you cut a full year of tuition and living expenses, reducing the debt you might carry after graduation.


You'll also enter the workforce — or graduate study — earlier, which gives you a head start on earning, networking, and advancing while others are still in class.


And if you choose a 3+1 option, you finish with a master’s degree in the same time most students earn a bachelor’s, putting a higher credential and stronger earning power within reach sooner.

Go Further. Start Here.
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Choose Your Track: 

We have two options to advance your career:

  • Applied Educational Studies: Designed for students who want to further develop their skills in the classroom and who want to become instructional leaders within their school and school divisions, as well as for graduate study in the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program with teacher licensure. Students gain advanced skills in curriculum design, instructional strategies, and support for diverse learners.
  • Applied Public Health: Prepares students for public health careers and graduate study in Lynchburg’s Master of Public Health program. The curriculum includes advanced outcomes mapped directly to graduate-level coursework in epidemiology, environmental health, health equity, and global health.

A University of Lynchburg degree takes you further than you ever dreamed.


Undeniably Life-Changing

Whether you’re looking for a career in medicine, counseling, criminal forensics, nursing, intelligence studies, marketing and communications, or any of our other 50+ areas of study, you’ll find a degree program that prepares you to flourish in any environment.

  • Location

  • Rankings

  • Faculty

Where is Lynchburg, Virginia?

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the University of Lynchburg is about a three- to three-and-a-half-hour drive from Charlotte, Raleigh, and Washington, D.C. Three additional airports (in Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg) are within a one-hour radius.

The Lynchburg train station is conveniently located near campus and offers Amtrak rail service to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, and New York, among other popular destinations.

Filled with gorgeous views, a thriving arts and restaurant scene, and exciting outdoor adventures, Lynchburg was voted the nation’s #2 Best College Town by Travel + Leisure magazine and #4 Best City to Live in the South by USA Today.

Small classes. Big impact.

Get personalized attention and opportunities to lead that set you apart.

Happy students

Students give the Lynchburg experience a 92% satisfaction rate — almost 30% above the national average!

Up to $66,000 in scholarships*

Your academic success today can lead to generous scholarships tomorrow.

*Over three years

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