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Walden University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $32,652 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $35,358.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $42,810 ten years after entering, the 63rd percentile among private for-profit 4-years.

  3. Completion was not reported.

Enrollment, 2023
67,717

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $35,358 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $32,652 and $34,983 a year depending on income at Walden University.

Statement of cost · Walden University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$35,358
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$32,652
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$33,817
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$12,762

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $32,652; $30–48k: $34,983; $48–75k: not reported; $75–110k: not reported; over $110k: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of private for-profit 4-years, from $21,630 to $34,047; dotted line at the median, $28,553.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private for-profit 4-years (all incomes), $21,630 to $34,047. Dotted line: the median, $28,553.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$32,652
$30k–$48k$34,983
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $42,810; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,834.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$50,657
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,015
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
63rd percentile among private for-profit 4-years
$42,810
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
48th percentile among private for-profit 4-years
$20,834
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private for-profit 4-years at 10 years: $34,657 to $47,785.

6 yrs after entry: $50,657; 8 yrs after entry: $47,015; 10 yrs after entry: $42,810. Median graduate debt: $20,834. Shaded band: middle half of private for-profit 4-years at 10 years, from $34,657 to $47,785; dotted line at the median, $40,092.
  • Shaded: middle half of private for-profit 4-years, 10 years out ($34,657 to $47,785); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,834.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$50,657
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$47,015
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$42,810
Median graduate debt$20,834

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Walden University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree4,083$117,144not reported
Social WorkMaster's Degree1,060$57,974not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree799$56,037not reported
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree772$62,717not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree465$97,647$32,800
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree402$75,132not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral Degree291$108,665not reported
Education, GeneralDoctoral Degree248$94,939not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree245$129,689not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree242$55,203not reported
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree206$52,981not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree191$49,553not reported
Show all 24 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree190not reported$47,261
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate181not reportednot reported
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree178not reportednot reported
Social WorkBachelor's Degree168not reported$52,808
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree159$65,173$48,541
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree148$47,057$52,781
Public HealthDoctoral Degree144$91,541not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree127$79,884not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralDoctoral Degree27not reportednot reported
Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree3$88,911not reported
Public AdministrationDoctoral Degree111$105,116not reported
Social WorkDoctoral Degree39not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Walden University: 9,136 undergraduates; 55% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

9,136

96th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Pell share

55%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

55th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Completion

not reported

First-generation

51%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$29,738

83rd percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k53%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k13%
  • $75k–$110k11%
  • Over $110k10%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k53%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k13%
$75k–$110k11%
Over $110k10%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.