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Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Walden University is a private for-profit institution. The location of Walden University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

201 Undergraduate Degrees
1,014 Graduate Degrees

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Walden University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Walden University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Most Popular Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#53 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Walden University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Digital Marketing Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Digital Marketing College Factual
#24 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management College Factual
#26 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#42 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#43 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual

Where Is Walden University?

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Contact details for Walden University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 866-492-5336
Website: www.waldenu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Waldenu
Twitter: http://twitter.com/waldenu

How Do I Get Into Walden University?

You can apply to Walden University online at: myhomepage.waldenu.edu/Walden#/

Walden University has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Walden University?

4.7% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at Walden University is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Walden University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,301 Full-Time Undergraduates
86% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,662 undergraduate students at Walden University, with 1,301 being full-time and 6,361 being part-time.

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There are also 42,033 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,301 full-time undergraduates at Walden University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Walden University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 38
Black or African American 330
Hispanic or Latino 125
White 657
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 143

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Walden University. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Walden University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Canada, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Walden University

49,695 Took All Classes Online
49,695 Took At Least One Class Online
-1.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 49,695 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Walden University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Walden University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Walden University was $12,180 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Walden University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business/Corporate Communications #7 #4
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #7 #7
Business/Corporate Communications #7 #4
Marketing #10 #10
Finance #10 #10
Finance & Financial Management #13 #13
General Management Information Systems #16 #13
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #18 #18
Project Management #19 #19
Accounting #22 #22
Human Resource Management #23 #23
Organizational Leadership #24 #24
Management Information Systems #25 #22
Accounting #55 #52
General Business Administration and Management #75 #69

Online Growth Rankings of Walden University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Walden University was -1.3%. This is the #744 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Walden University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Walden University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Digital Marketing #2
Auditing #6
Business/Corporate Communications #11
Business/Corporate Communications #11
Project Management #89
Finance #126
General Management Information Systems #147
Management Information Systems #173
Finance & Financial Management #177
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #207
Organizational Leadership #210
Marketing #276
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #281
Human Resource Management #324
Accounting #347

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Walden University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 185 77 357 296 915
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 24 70 0 94
Project Management 0 26 21 0 47
Accounting 4 14 23 0 41
Organizational Leadership 0 18 23 0 41
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 3 15 0 18
Finance 0 0 16 0 16
General Management Information Systems 0 0 14 0 14
Business/Corporate Communications 12 0 0 0 12
Digital Marketing 0 12 0 0 12
Auditing 0 5 0 0 5
TOTAL 201 179 539 296 1,215

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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