Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Private, for-profit
Of 63 assessed programs, 62 leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 57 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $32,652 |
| $30k to $48k | $34,983 |
| All families (average) | $33,817 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
63 of 120 programs could be assessed 52% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $122,823 | +$84,988 | clears the bar | $53,686 | 0.6 yrs | 4,248 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $64,694 | +$26,859 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.8 yrs | 949 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $63,559 | +$25,724 | clears the bar | $72,715 | 2.8 yrs | 910 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $106,892 | +$69,057 | clears the bar | $20,341 | 0.3 yrs | 756 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $60,034 | +$22,199 | clears the bar | $80,386 | 3.6 yrs | 697 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $82,853 | +$45,018 | clears the bar | $45,581 | 1.0 yrs | 391 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | $105,432 | +$67,597 | clears the bar | $115,920 | 1.7 yrs | 304 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $56,934 | +$19,099 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 2.1 yrs | 286 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | $94,881 | +$57,046 | clears the bar | $132,844 | 2.3 yrs | 277 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $60,895 | +$23,060 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.8 yrs | 218 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $55,860 | +$18,025 | clears the bar | $38,929 | 2.2 yrs | 194 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,978 | +$29,143 | clears the bar | $33,334 | 1.1 yrs | 192 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | $56,751 | +$18,916 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 2.2 yrs | 173 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $79,613 | +$41,778 | clears the bar | $44,740 | 1.1 yrs | 173 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $132,421 | +$94,586 | clears the bar | $94,982 | 1.0 yrs | 173 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $80,203 | +$42,368 | clears the bar | $175,633 | 4.1 yrs | 170 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $57,267 | +$19,432 | clears the bar | $64,000 | 3.3 yrs | 158 |
| Public Administration | Doctoral Degree | $100,861 | +$63,026 | clears the bar | $138,500 | 2.2 yrs | 155 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | $108,951 | +$71,116 | clears the bar | $129,841 | 1.8 yrs | 145 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,974 | +$18,139 | clears the bar | $33,334 | 1.8 yrs | 125 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $72,906 | +$35,071 | clears the bar | $60,029 | 1.7 yrs | 122 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $60,679 | +$22,844 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.8 yrs | 116 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $36,427 1-year earnings | -$1,408 | falls short | $36,500 | insufficient data | 113 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $68,434 | +$30,599 | clears the bar | $43,814 | 1.4 yrs | 109 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $77,515 | +$39,680 | clears the bar | $137,963 | 3.5 yrs | 95 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | $53,809 | +$15,974 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 2.6 yrs | 87 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $55,040 | +$17,205 | clears the bar | $39,649 | 2.3 yrs | 85 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $69,182 | +$31,347 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.3 yrs | 67 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $58,602 | +$20,767 | clears the bar | $34,592 | 1.7 yrs | 62 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $55,023 | +$17,188 | clears the bar | $36,691 | 2.1 yrs | 60 |
| Human Services | Doctoral Degree | $72,722 | +$34,887 | clears the bar | $150,298 | 4.3 yrs | 55 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $91,087 | +$53,252 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.8 yrs | 54 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $80,064 | +$42,229 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.0 yrs | 44 |
| Criminal Justice | Doctoral Degree | $85,639 | +$47,804 | clears the bar | $102,504 | 2.1 yrs | 44 |
| Social Work | Doctoral Degree | $99,933 | +$62,098 | clears the bar | $102,480 | 1.7 yrs | 40 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,434 | +$23,599 | clears the bar | $35,500 | 1.5 yrs | 39 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $54,533 | +$16,698 | clears the bar | $38,500 | 2.3 yrs | 36 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $52,456 | +$14,621 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.7 yrs | 33 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $73,233 | +$35,398 | clears the bar | $39,610 | 1.1 yrs | 31 |
| Health Sciences | Doctoral Degree | $113,723 | +$75,888 | clears the bar | $136,439 | 1.8 yrs | 29 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $89,230 | +$51,395 | clears the bar | $43,204 | 0.8 yrs | 28 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $63,061 | +$25,226 | clears the bar | $35,750 | 1.4 yrs | 27 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | $125,626 1-year earnings | +$87,791 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $74,809 | +$36,974 | clears the bar | $75,167 | 2.0 yrs | 19 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $62,148 | +$24,313 | clears the bar | $35,625 | 1.5 yrs | 16 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $68,462 | +$30,627 | clears the bar | $34,167 | 1.1 yrs | 14 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | $64,609 1-year earnings | +$26,774 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.5 yrs | 8 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $74,633 | +$36,798 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | $109,874 | +$72,039 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $77,566 | +$39,731 | clears the bar | $122,882 | 3.1 yrs | 4 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $84,035 | +$46,200 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,103 | +$5,268 | clears the bar | $40,167 | 7.6 yrs | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | $86,888 | +$49,053 | clears the bar | $44,971 | 0.9 yrs | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $68,442 | +$30,607 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| IT Administration and Management | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $79,752 | +$41,917 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $64,549 | +$26,714 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $71,589 | +$33,754 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $91,353 | +$53,518 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| School Counseling | Doctoral Degree | $92,301 | +$54,466 | clears the bar | $125,441 | 2.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Psychology | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $47,652 | +$9,817 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $91,306 | +$53,471 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.8 yrs | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $74,472 | +$36,637 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Resources | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $67,185 | +$29,350 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 117 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $25,895 | insufficient data | 106 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 79 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Healthcare Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $32,060 | insufficient data | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Communications and Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Dispute Resolution | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $39,341 | insufficient data | 5 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Data Processing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Services | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Policy Analysis | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Accounting | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,835/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.