Accounting at Walden University

If you are interested in studying accounting, 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 50,360. Of the 174 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Walden University in 2019, 15 of them were accounting majors.

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

Walden University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Walden University does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Walden University Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Walden University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Walden University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	63
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	64
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	137
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	191
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	439
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	442
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	657
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	728
Best Accounting Schools	1,003
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,056
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,385

In 2019, 30 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Walden University. This makes it the #191 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Walden University, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Walden University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Walden University Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Walden University. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Walden University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Auditing

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Credit Analysts	2,300	$81,070
Financial Examiners	1,720	$91,530
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,080	$64,700

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.