General Human Services at Walden University

If you plan to study general human services, 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 approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year.

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

Walden University General Human Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Walden University offers distance education options for general human services at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

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

General Human Services Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University General Human Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of general human services bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

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 General Human Services Master’s Program

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

In the general 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 general human services.

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

Careers That General Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.