2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Walden University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $10,657 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $745.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$10,160
Fees$497
Cost per Credit$745
Books & Supplies$900
Room & Board$17,496 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,464 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total$33,517
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$12,539$10,716$10,092$10,381$10,657

Graduate Program Overview

Walden University is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,657.
It offers 113 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWalden University
TypeFour-years, Private (for-profit)
Address100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN
Graduate School Students39,336 students
36,014 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$10,657
Student to Faculty21:1 (4.76%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 113 Graduate Programs
41 Master's, 20 Doctorate, 52 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Walden University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 113 major areas - 41 Master's (41 online programs), 20 Doctorate (20 online programs), 35 Post-Bachelor'(35 online programs), 17 Post-Master'(17 online programs). 9,192 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,571 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total9,1921,571366135
Men1,46445610620
Women7,7281,115260115
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management14ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration67ONLINE NOT OFFERED 43ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Finance8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AuditingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Accounting31ONLINE NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership23ONLINE NOT OFFERED 22ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Project Management18ONLINE NOT OFFERED 21ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management-ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE 14ONLINE
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44ONLINE
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse4,248ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Public Health Education and Promotion46ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health76ONLINE -ONLINE 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor645ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling52ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management173ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences9ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Social Work-ONLINE -ONLINE 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Public Policy Analysis2ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Public Administration109ONLINE -ONLINE 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Human Services173ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration116ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology65ONLINE -ONLINE 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology4ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology87ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology218ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Science, General7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dispute ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software Engineering4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other)1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching188ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE 2ONLINE
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching6ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE 2ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services158ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE 8ONLINE
Early Childhood Program AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration46ONLINE NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE 5ONLINE
Administration of Special Education14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE 1ONLINE
Curriculum and Instruction44ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education949ONLINE -ONLINE 19ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance6ONLINE NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences54ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication36ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management350ONLINE -ONLINE 60ONLINE -ONLINE
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work910ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Psychology217ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences-ONLINE -ONLINE 29ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 46,455 students enrolled in Walden University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 39,336 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 7,329 male and 32,007 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 17,078 full-time and 22,258 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 36,014 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total39,336
Men Students7,329
Women Students32,007
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total39,336
Full-time Students17,078
Part-time Students22,258
By race/ethnicity 14,463 White, 15,399 Black, and 1,604 Asian students are attending at Walden University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total39,336
American Indian /
Native American
69
Asian1,604
Black15,399
Hispanic2,953
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
159
White14,463
Two or more races656
Un-Known3,340
31 students are younger than 22 and 17,853 students are older than 65. The school has 6,147 students aged between 22 and 30 and 11,972 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total39,336
21 & Under31
22-241,132
25-295,015
30-345,906
35-396,066
40 & Over17,853
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Walden University, 36,014 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment36,014
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses36,014
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses36,014
Minnesota Resident766
Other State In U.S.35,194
Outside of U.S.54

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