Psychology at Walden University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Walden University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 49,695. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 628 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Walden University Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

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 psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

There were 227 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Walden University awarded 628 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Walden University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	201
Hispanic or Latino	75
White	242
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	87

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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 Psychology	423
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	381
Child Development & Psychology	76

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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.