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Human Services at Walden University

Human Services at Walden University

If you are interested in studying human services, you may want to check out the program at Walden University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Human Services section at the bottom of this page.

Walden University Human Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services
  • Master’s Degree in Human Services

There were 60 students who received their doctoral degrees in human services, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Services Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Human Services Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of human services bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human services 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 human services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Walden University Human Services Master’s Program

79% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of human services master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in human services each year. Walden University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the human services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 69
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 29
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Concentrations Within Human Services

If you plan to be a human services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Walden University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Services 391

Careers That Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in human services 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
Social and Human Service Assistants 15,000 $36,160
Social and Community Service Managers 3,360 $75,280
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,690 $50,560

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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