Graduate Programs at Walden University

Graduate School Overview

Walden University (referred to as Walden) is a Private, 4 years school located in Minneapolis, MN. Walden is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1990 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Walden Directory Information
School Name	Walden University (Walden)
Address	100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone	866-492-5336
Web	https://www.waldenu.edu
Online Application	https://myhomepage.waldenu.edu/Walden#
Financial Info	https://www.waldenu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Walden is $10,657 in average. The school has 36,014 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 42,312 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 134 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 134 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,657
Student Population	36,014
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	134 graduate programs (134 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Walden is $10,657 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $726.

Walden offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$9,902
Required Fees	$479
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$726

Walden offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	134 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Walden University is $10,657. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.66% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,739	$466
2019-2020	$12,039	$500
2020-2021	$10,272	$444
2021-2022	$9,651	$441
2022-2023	$9,902	$479
2023-2024	$10,160	$497

The graduate school tuition & fees of Walden is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $17,246 (public) / $15,729 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Walden University	$10,657
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$14,058	$15,741
Public	$12,663	$17,246
Private	$15,729

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $745 at Walden University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.62% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$710
2019-2020	$710
2020-2021	$715
2021-2022	$715
2022-2023	$726
2023-2024	$745

Graduate Programs at Walden

Walden University offers 113 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 11,264 students have completed their study at Walden University.

Offered Degrees at Walden University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	41	41	9,192
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	20	20	1,571
Post Bachelor's Degree	35	35	366
Post Master's Degree	17	17	135
Total	113	113	11,264

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Walden University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 60 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 4,248 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 304 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Walden University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	60	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	44	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	43	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	29	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	22	-

Popular Master's Programs at Walden University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	4,248	$90,900
Education	✔	949	$48,300
Social Work	✔	910	$44,500
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	645	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	350	$54,500

Popular Doctorate Programs at Walden University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	304	$85,400
Education	✔	277	$74,600
Psychology	✔	170	$63,200
Public Administration	✔	155	$84,400
Public Health	✔	133	$71,500

Walden University offers 113 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 11,264 students have completed their graduate studies.

9,192 students have earned/completed Master's program.
366 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
135 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	36 completers	$42,100
Communication	✔	36	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	60 completers	$62,400
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	54	$62,400
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (9 completers)	1,418 completers	$48,300
Education	✔	949	$48,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	44	$53,000
Administration of Special Education	✔	14	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	46	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	158	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	6	$39,600
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	188	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	12	-
Education (other)	✔	1	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✔	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Data Science, General	✔	7	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (5 completers)	591 completers	$39,300
Psychology	✔	218	$39,300
Developmental and Child Psychology	✔	87	-
Clinical Psychology	✔	4	$41,700
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	65	-
Forensic Psychology	✔	217	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	117 completers	$39,500
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	116	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (3 completers)	1,021 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	109	$49,200
Public Policy Analysis	✔	2	$42,900
Social Work	✔	910	$44,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (7 completers)	5,240 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	173	$54,300
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	-	$40,600
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	52	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	645	-
Public Health	✔	76	$49,500
Public Health Education and Promotion	✔	46	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	4,248	$90,900
Business [+]	✔	516 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	350	$54,500
Project Management	✔	18	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	23	-
Accounting	✔	31	$54,400
Finance	✔	8	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	67	$45,400
Management Information Systems	✔	5	$64,200
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	14	-
	Total	9,192

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	21	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	277 completers	$74,600
Education	✔	277	$74,600
Psychology [+]	✔ (6 completers)	270 completers	$63,200
Psychology	✔	170	$63,200
Developmental and Child Psychology	✔	5	-
Clinical Psychology	✔	26	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	30	-
Forensic Psychology	✔	24	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✔	15	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	44 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	44	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	195 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	155	$84,400
Social Work	✔	40	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (6 completers)	376 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	37	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✔	21	-
Public Health	✔	133	$71,500
Public Health Education and Promotion	✔	12	-
Nursing Science	✔	43	-
Nursing Practice	✔	130	-
Business [+]	✔	304 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	304	$85,400
	Total	1,571

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Communication	✔	9	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	35 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	29	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	35 completers	-
Education	✔	19	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	10	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	15	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (3 completers)	21 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	10	-
Public Policy Analysis	✔	2	-
Social Work	✔	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Public Health	✔	8	-
Business [+]	✔	160 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	60	-
Project Management	✔	21	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	22	-
Accounting	✔	11	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	43	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	3	-
	Total	366

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	15 completers	$56,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	4	$54,500
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	5	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	2	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Psychology	✔	8	-
Business [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	14	-
	Total	135

Graduate Student Population at Walden

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 36,014 students enrolled into Walden University graduate schools where it has total 42,312 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 15,475 full-time and 20,539 part-time graduate students. By gender, 6,353 male and 29,661 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	36,014	6,353	29,661
Full-time	15,475	2,615	12,860
Part-tme	20,539	3,738	16,801

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 12,965 White (36.00%), 14,432 Black/African American (40.07%), 3,037 Hispanic (8.43%), 1,422 Asian (3.95%), and 4,158 students with other races. 653 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	36,014	6,353	29,661
American Indian/Native American	47	9	38
Asian	1,422	309	1,113
Black/African American	14,432	2,483	11,949
Hispanic	3,037	595	2,442
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	127	33	94
White	12,965	2,012	10,953
Two More	663	112	551
Un-Known	2,668	658	2,010
Non-resident Alien	653	142	511

Walden University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Walden University is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.

Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students

Total 36,014

Enrolled Online Exclusively 36,014

Enrolled Some Online Courses 0

Not in Online Courses 0

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	36,014
Enrolled Online Exclusively	36,014
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Walden University. 1,162 students are aged 20 to 24 (3.23% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.00%), 7,364 students are aged above 50 (20.45%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Walden University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
Total Male Female

Total 36,014 6,353 29,661
Age 18-19 1 1 0
Age 20-21 30 1 29
Age 22-24 1,132 124 1,008
Age 25-29 5,015 658 4,357
Age 30-34 5,906 914 4,992
Age 35-39 6,066 1,055 5,011
Age 40-49 10,489 1,931 8,558
Age 50-64 6,831 1,490 5,341
Over 64 533 170 363
Age Un-Known 11 9 2

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