Forensic Psychology at Walden University

If you plan to study forensic psychology, take a look at what Walden University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 49,695.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Forensic Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Walden University Forensic Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Walden University does offer online courses in forensic psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in forensic psychology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Forensic Psychology Student Demographics at Walden University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forensic psychology majors at Walden University.

Walden University Forensic Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of forensic psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its forensic psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Walden University with a bachelor's in forensic psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Walden University Forensic Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of forensic psychology master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a forensic psychology master's degree from Walden University, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Walden University with a master's in forensic psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	86
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Related Majors

• Other Psychology & Counseling
• Clinical Psychology
• Industrial & Organizational Psychology

Careers That Forensic Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in forensic psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.