Walden University

Online Degrees and Programs

Walden University is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 129 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 21 Bachelors, 39 Masters, 20 Doctorate, and 49 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $12,180 for undergraduate programs and $10,716 for graduate programs. Total of 50,360 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 12,613 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. Walden University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Walden University is a Private (for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $12,180 in average for all students.

It offers 129 degree programs via distance learning -21 Bachelors, 39 Masters, 20 Doctorate, 49 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Walden University
Type	Private (for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN
Online Students	50,360
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$12,180
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	129 Programs
Bachelors	21 Programs
Masters	39 Programs
Doctorate	20 Programs
Post-Graduate	49 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Walden University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,180 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $335 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $710 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$12,075	$12,465	$11,157	$10,766	$12,180

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$325	$335	$335	$335	$335

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Walden University offers 129 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 129 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 21 Bachelors, 39 Masters, 20 Doctorate, 49 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	39	20	49
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	39	20	49

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	48	NOT OFFERED	12

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	108	14	28

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	1,623	280	48
Multicultural Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	123	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	109	NOT OFFERED	2
Community College Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Educational Evaluation and Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	3
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	258	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	140	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dispute Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	141	247	179	22
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	13	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	81	6	5
Forensic Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	194	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	84	8	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	243	34	10
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	120	134	18
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	295	14	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	445	4	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	354	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	160	154	2
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	85	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	990	3,159	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	201	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	208	523	431	18
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	12
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	55	NOT OFFERED	6
Auditing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Business/Corporate Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	94	NOT OFFERED	41
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	14

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Walden University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 50,360 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	50,360
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	50,360
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	0

By student location, out of a total of 50,360 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 828 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 45,580 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 2791 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.