Walden University (Walden) is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Minneapolis, MN.
It offers 116 graduate programs - 42 Master's, 21 Doctorate, 35 Post-bachelor's, and 18 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,885.
A total of 40,297 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 49,441 students at Walden. Walden offers online graduate programs and 40,297 out of 40,297 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Walden's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,885. It offers 116 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Walden University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
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| Address | 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN |
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| Graduate School Students | 36,861 students
40,297 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $10,885 |
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| Student to Faculty | 31:1 (3.23%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 116 Graduate Programs
42 Master's, 21 Doctorate, 53 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Walden University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $10,885 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $765.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $10,361 |
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| Fees | $524 |
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| Cost per Credit | $765 |
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| Books & Supplies | $900 |
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| Room & Board | $17,820 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,040 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $34,645 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $10,716 | $10,092 | $10,381 | $10,657 | $10,885 |
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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 116 major areas - 42 Master's (42 online programs), 21 Doctorate (21 online programs), 35 Post-Bachelor's (35 online programs), 18 Post-Master's (18 online programs). 8,605 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,727 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 8,605 | 1,727 | 538 | 705 |
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| Men | 1,328 | 398 | 89 | 88 |
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| Women | 7,277 | 1,329 | 449 | 617 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Walden graduate schools have a total of 36,861 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 6,195 male and 30,666 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 11,026 full-time and 25,835 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 40,297 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 12,992 White, 15,047 Black, and 1,520 Asian students are attending at Walden University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
77 grad students are younger than 22 and 19,140 students are older than 65. It has 7,082 students aged between 22 and 30 and 13,994 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 36,861 |
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| Men | 6,195 |
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| Women | 30,666 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 36,861 |
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| Full-time Students | 11,026 |
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| Part-time Students | 25,835 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 36,861 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 47 |
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| Asian | 1,520 |
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| Black | 15,047 |
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| Hispanic | 3,341 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 109 |
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| White | 12,992 |
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| Two or more races | 741 |
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| Un-Known | 2,409 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 36,861 |
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| 21 & Under | 77 |
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| 22-24 | 1,492 |
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| 25-29 | 5,590 |
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| 30-34 | 7,028 |
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| 35-39 | 6,966 |
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| 40 & Over | 19,140 |
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Online Population
At Walden University graduate schools, 40,297 students enrolled online exclusively and - students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 40,297 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 40,297 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | - |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | - |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 40,297 |
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| Minnesota Resident | 844 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 38,376 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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