Education at Walden University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Walden University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 49,695. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,319 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Walden University Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Walden University does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

There were 361 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Walden University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Walden University.

Walden University Education Master’s Program

Of the 1,319 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Walden University in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Walden University, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Walden University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	311
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	703
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	169

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Walden University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	1,233
Teacher Education Grade Specific	263
Student Counseling	101
Educational Administration	96
Curriculum & Instruction	49
Teacher Education Subject Specific	24
Instructional Media Design	23
Special Education	8
Multilingual Education	5
Other Education	3
Educational Assessment	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Teacher Assistants	34,800	$32,120
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.