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Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesPrivate for-profit HLC

Walden University is an online university with academic offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its College of Management and Human Potential offers an online BS in Business Administration, an MBA, a Doctor of Business Administration and a PhD in Management; the doctorates include required residencies that can be completed virtually or in person.

Verified online business degrees

4 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 1 master's, 2 doctoral). The institution may offer more online degrees than we have verified.

Walden University

BS in Business Administration

Bachelor'sBSEnglish-taughtFull degreeBachelor of Science in Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration · Accounting (concentration) · Marketing (concentration)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Finish in as few as 48 months (Conditional minimum; time to completion varies with progress and transfer credits.) · 181 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$360 per credit · All online students — Course-based learning
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Walden University

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master'sMBAEnglish-taughtMaster of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: No campus visits required
Duration: Finish in as few as 15 months (course-based) (Conditional minimum; represents minimum time to completion.) · 50 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$630 per credit · All online students — Course-based learning
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Walden University

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: Optional campus visits
Duration: Finish in as few as 27 months; up to eight years (27 months is a conditional minimum; eight years is the maximum unless an extension is granted.) · 68 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$715 per credit · All online students — Coursework and doctoral capstone
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Walden University

PhD in Management

PhDPhDEnglish-taughtDoctor of Philosophy in Management
Subject: Business Administration · Finance (concentration)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: Optional campus visits
Duration: Estimated 2.75 to 8 years (Cost estimate range on the tuition table; actual time varies.)
Tuition: Tuition: US$795 per credit · All online students — Coursework and dissertation credits
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Recognition and accreditation

Legal recognition

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1990 · next review 08/31/2033

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Authority in United States

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

The institution states: “Walden University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.” Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Legal recognition is what allows an institution to award degrees in its own country. Business-school accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA and others) are voluntary quality reviews of the business school and do not automatically cover every program. None of these guarantees that a degree is recognized for employment or further study in every other country.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Who can enroll

Where online students may enroll from, as the institution publishes it. Eligibility, recognition notes and professional-body statements are separate questions.

International students

  • International students may apply to online programs; Walden issues Form I-20 only for students entering the U.S. for a required academic residency.
    Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and tuition discounts

University-wide awards and rates published for online students. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope.
  • MS in Human Resource ManagementHuman resource management is outside the eight directory subjects.Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • MS in LeadershipStandalone leadership degree is outside the eight directory subjects.Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Walden University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1210, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 (academic offices), United States
Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS institutional characteristics, via College Navigator — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. waldenu.edu/about — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. waldenu.edu/admissions/international-students — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. waldenu.edu/contact-us — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. waldenu.edu/online-bachelors-programs/bs-in-business-administration — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-business-administration — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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