Walden University offers 138 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 138 major programs - 1 Certificate, 21 Bachelors, 42 Masters, 21 Doctorate, and 53 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $11,067 for undergraduate programs and $10,885 for graduate programs.

Total of 49,441 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 13,172 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Walden University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWalden University
TypeFour-year, Private (for-profit)
Address100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN
Online Students49,441
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$11,067
Graduate Tuition & Fees$10,885
Student to Faculty31:1 (3.23%)
Online Degree Programs
Total138 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Bachelors21 Programs
Masters42 Programs
Doctorate21 Programs
Post-Graduate53 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Walden University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,067 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $10,885 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $341 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $765 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$10,534$10,459$11,047$10,823$11,067
Graduate$10,716$10,092$10,381$10,657$10,885
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$335$335$343$334$341
Graduate$715$715$726$750$765
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Walden University offers 138 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 138 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 21 Bachelors, 42 Masters, 21 Doctorate, 53 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1NOT OFFERED21 422153
Overall Programs1NOT OFFERED21 422153

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1237 25 28
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM402 229 1
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM34 NOT OFFERED 3
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Administration of Special EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 NOT OFFERED 5
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Early Childhood Program AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED198 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 4
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11357 NOT OFFERED 1
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 243189 NOT OFFERED 2
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED 4
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Dispute ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15
Data Science, GeneralONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 148353 105 9
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED83 30 NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM 52 NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED74 25 15
Forensic PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM214 34 NOT OFFERED
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57127 53 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED160 66 NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM81 112 16
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 7
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2901,180 35 235
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 328 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44126 59 NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED953 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 46 NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2872 119 7
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36 14 NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4233,801 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 97
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 454
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 383 NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 191289 267 128
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21 NOT OFFERED 14
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
AuditingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business/Corporate CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED52 NOT OFFERED 31
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Walden University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 49,441 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment49,441
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses49,441
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses-
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses-

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 49,441 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,021 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 47,190 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses49,441
Minnesota Resident1,021
Other State In U.S.47,190
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses49,441
Undergraduate9,144
Graduate40,297
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses9,144
Degree/Certificate Seeking9,136
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking8

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