Walden University

Walden University is a private for-profit college in Minneapolis, MN. Its average net price is $29,899 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$29,899
$30,001 to $48,000Not published
$48,001 to $75,000Not published
$75,001 to $110,000Not published
$110,001 and upNot published
$13,140Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$13,140Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$29,899Average Net Price
$18,324Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$900Books and Supplies
63.5%Students on Pell Grants
70.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

Not publishedAcceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$58,407
8 years after entry$58,897
10 years after entry$54,715
100.0%Graduation Rate
0.0%Retention Rate
$20,834Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Minneapolis, MNLocation
Large citySetting
9,136Undergraduate Enrollment
Private for-profitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,909 n=183$43,834 n=209
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$64,753 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$48,219 Small program - rough guide n=34$52,722 Small program - rough guide n=45
Curriculum and Instruction$42,218 National median for this major n=86Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$52,124 Small program - rough guide n=43$51,737 Small program - rough guide n=46
Health and Medical Administrative Services$63,556 Small program - rough guide n=91$49,634 Small program - rough guide n=84
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Services, General$44,684 Small program - rough guide n=93$52,218 n=118
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Psychology$46,429 n=101$51,972 n=238
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$64,877 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Registered Nursing$93,886 n=736$29,670 n=665
Social Work$43,977 Small program - rough guide n=54$50,672 n=312
Teaching$43,204 n=125$43,708 n=313

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