Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Walden University offers 138 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 138 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 13,170 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Walden. 1,674 students completed bachelor's programs and 8,549 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Walden. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's21211,674 2751,399
Master's42428,549 1,3187,231
Doctor's21211,727 3981,329
Post-Graduate Certificate53531,219 1731,046
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate111 -1

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Walden University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($81,477) after graduation and the Computer and Information Sciences, General program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $63,635 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $81,477$6,790$20,341$216
Computer and Information Sciences, General $63,635$5,303$43,204$458
Communication $52,653$4,388$32,060$340
Accounting and Related Services $52,495$4,375$35,625$378
Health and Medical Administrative Services $50,686$4,224$34,592$367
Business Administration, Management and Operations $50,406$4,201$33,334$353
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences $47,058$3,922$35,500$376
Criminal Justice and Corrections $44,283$3,690$25,000$265
Public Health $41,616$3,468$35,750$379
Public Administration $40,124$3,344--
Human Services $34,912$2,909$39,649$420
Psychology, General $34,220$2,852$33,334$353
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $98,267$8,189$53,686$611
Computer and Information Sciences, General $69,892$5,824$41,000$466
Management Information Systems and Services $69,365$5,780--
Medical Illustration and Informatics $68,414$5,701$41,000$466
Health and Medical Administrative Services $60,588$5,049$44,740$509
Business Administration, Management and Operations $60,369$5,031$45,581$518
Accounting and Related Services $57,366$4,781$39,610$451
Curriculum and Instruction $56,981$4,748$41,000$466
Homeland Security $55,598$4,633$44,971$512
Public Administration $54,903$4,575$43,814$498
Education, General $51,796$4,316$20,500$233
Public Health $51,761$4,313$60,029$683
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $123,708$10,309$94,982$1,080
Business Administration, Management and Operations $91,407$7,617$115,920$1,319
Public Administration $83,405$6,950$138,500$1,575
Education, General $80,275$6,690$132,844$1,511
Public Health $71,950$5,996$129,841$1,477
Psychology, General $63,296$5,275$175,633$1,998

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Walden University.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master program has the most completers of 3,801 and the Social Work Master program has the second most completers of 1,180 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12ONLINE37ONLINE 25ONLINE 28ONLINE
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0402ONLINE 229ONLINE 1ONLINE
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 034ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Administration of Special EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22ONLINE NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Early Childhood Program AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13ONLINE
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED198ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 113ONLINE57ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 243ONLINE189ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15ONLINE NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Dispute ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 148ONLINE353ONLINE 105ONLINE 9ONLINE
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED83ONLINE 30ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 52ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED74ONLINE 25ONLINE 15ONLINE
Forensic PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0214ONLINE 34ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 29ONLINE NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57ONLINE127ONLINE 53ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64ONLINENOT OFFERED 66ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 081ONLINE 112ONLINE 16ONLINE
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 290ONLINE1,180ONLINE 35ONLINE 235ONLINE
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32ONLINE8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44ONLINE126ONLINE 59ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED953ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 46ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28ONLINE72ONLINE 119ONLINE 7ONLINE
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36ONLINE 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 423ONLINE3,801ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 97ONLINE
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 31ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 454ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 383ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32ONLINE8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44ONLINE126ONLINE 59ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED953ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 46ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28ONLINE72ONLINE 119ONLINE 7ONLINE
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36ONLINE 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 423ONLINE3,801ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 97ONLINE
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 31ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 454ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 383ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79ONLINE
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 191ONLINE289ONLINE 267ONLINE 128ONLINE
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21ONLINE NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED 0
AuditingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Business/Corporate CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED52ONLINE NOT OFFERED 31ONLINE
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0

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