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Walden University Overview

Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Walden University is a private for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Minneapolis makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Walden University Known For?

1,619 Undergraduate Awards
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Walden University.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 7% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Walden University with a bachelor's degree make about $50,100 a year. That's 23% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.0 years for students from Walden University to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

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Walden University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Walden University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Human Services Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#45 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#63 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Walden University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Human Services Doctor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#9 Best Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Schools College Factual
#33 Best Public Administration Schools College Factual
#153 Best Registered Nursing Schools College Factual
#181 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#355 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is Walden University?

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Contact details for Walden University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 866-492-5336
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Waldenu
Twitter: http://twitter.com/waldenu

How Do I Get Into Walden University?

You can apply to Walden University online at: myhomepage.waldenu.edu/Walden#/

Since Walden University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Walden University?

6.8% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at Walden University is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Walden University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,301 Full-Time Undergraduates
86% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,662 undergraduate students at Walden University, with 1,301 being full-time and 6,361 being part-time.

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There are also 42,033 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,301 full-time undergraduates at Walden University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Walden University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 38
Black or African American 330
Hispanic or Latino 125
White 657
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 143

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Walden University. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Walden University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Canada, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Walden University

49,695 Took All Classes Online
49,695 Took At Least One Class Online
-1.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 20 bachelor’s degree and 38 master’s degree programs available online at Walden University. In 2019-2020, 49,695 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Walden University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Walden University Rankings

The following table shows how Walden University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Educational Assessment #1 #1
Communication & Media Studies #1 #1
Public Policy #1 #1
Human Services #1 #1
Other Education #1 #1
Communication & Journalism #1 #1
Social Work #1 #1
Child Development & Psychology #4 #4
Human Development & Family Studies #7 #7
Business/Corporate Communications #7 #4
Student Counseling #7 #4
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #7 #7
Health Sciences & Services #9 #12
Teacher Education Subject Specific #9 #6
Marketing #10 #10
Interdisciplinary Studies #10 #10
Public Health #10 #7
General Psychology #10 #7
Finance & Financial Management #13 #13
Nursing #13 #10
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #13 #13
Homeland Security #15 #12
Curriculum & Instruction #19 #16
General Education #20 #17
Human Resource Management #23 #23
Public Administration #25 #25
Management Information Systems #25 #22
Computer Information Systems #27 #27
Teacher Education Grade Specific #27 #24
Criminal Justice & Corrections #28 #22
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #31 #22
Health & Medical Administrative Services #39 #36
Computer & Information Sciences #39 #36
Accounting #55 #52
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #58 #52

Online Growth Rankings of Walden University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Walden University was -1.3%. This is the #852 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Walden University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Walden University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 3%
Child Development & Psychology 46%
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 4%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 43%
Finance & Financial Management 11%
Health Professions 3%
Health Sciences & Services 5%
Homeland Security 43%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 43%
Information Technology 63%
Instructional Media Design 24%
Multilingual Education 40%
Nursing 7%
Other Education 50%
Public Administration 31%
Public Administration & Social Service 22%
Social Work 36%
Student Counseling 31%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Walden University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Dispute Resolution #11
Business/Corporate Communications #11
Other Public Administration #19
Public Policy #25
Educational Assessment #25
Data Processing #30
Multilingual Education #32
Medical Illustration & Informatics #35
Child Development & Psychology #36
Interdisciplinary Studies #46
Student Counseling #72
Other Education #83
Health Sciences & Services #84
Social Work #89
Human Services #111
General Education #117
Curriculum & Instruction #123
Homeland Security #123
Communication & Media Studies #128
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #138
Human Development & Family Studies #143
Mental & Social Health Services #163
Instructional Media Design #164
Public Health #167
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #172
Management Information Systems #173
Public Administration #173
Finance & Financial Management #177
Teacher Education Subject Specific #205
General Psychology #211
Special Education #212
Communication & Journalism #213
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #274
Marketing #276
Psychology #292
Educational Administration #310
Human Resource Management #324
Public Administration & Social Service #328
Nursing #338
Information Technology #341
Computer Information Systems #364
Teacher Education Grade Specific #377

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Walden University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 892 1 4,106 221 5,220
General Education 0 33 1,153 280 1,466
Business Administration & Management 168 98 499 317 1,082
Social Work 21 0 671 32 724
General Psychology 124 18 246 200 588
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 415 26 441
Human Services 105 0 251 47 403
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 18 0 346 38 402
Public Administration 9 19 210 147 385
Public Health 27 6 180 171 384
Health & Medical Administrative Services 46 0 310 18 374
Teacher Education Grade Specific 45 58 200 0 303
Criminal Justice & Corrections 50 5 152 48 255
Educational Administration 0 70 62 0 132
Computer Information Systems 28 17 49 26 120
Human Resource Management 0 41 72 0 113
Health Sciences & Services 37 0 17 52 106
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 89 0 89
Accounting 14 7 38 0 59
Communication & Media Studies 10 9 38 0 57
Curriculum & Instruction 2 3 43 0 48
Student Counseling 0 0 48 0 48
Marketing 0 14 30 0 44
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 12 22 0 34
Instructional Media Design 0 29 0 0 29
Homeland Security 0 3 20 0 23
Management Information Systems 0 0 20 0 20
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 19 0 19
Human Development & Family Studies 13 0 0 0 13
Special Education 0 10 0 0 10
Dispute Resolution 0 10 0 0 10
Public Policy 0 2 8 0 10
Business/Corporate Communications 9 0 0 0 9
Information Technology 0 8 0 0 8
Multilingual Education 0 5 0 0 5
Other Public Administration 0 4 0 0 4
Data Processing 0 3 0 0 3
Other Education 0 0 2 0 2
Educational Assessment 0 1 0 0 1
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 1 0 0 1
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 1,619 487 9,316 1,623 13,045

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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