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Walden University

Minneapolis, MNPrivate for-profit HLCWalden University

Walden University is an online university offering a BS in Criminal Justice, master's degrees in criminal justice and forensic psychology, and PhDs in criminal justice and forensic psychology.

Verified degree programs

6 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 3 master's, 2 doctoral). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

Walden University

BS in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Online
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 48 Months (time to complete as printed; varies by student) · 181 credits
Tuition: $360 per credit · All students — Course-based format
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Corrections · Criminal Investigation
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Walden University

MS in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 48 credits
Tuition: $570 per credit · All students — Course-based format
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Homeland Security
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Walden University

MS in Criminal Justice Leadership and Executive Management

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 48 credits
Tuition: $570 per credit · All students — Course-based format
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice
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Walden University

MS in Forensic Psychology

Master'sMSDedicated degreeForensic psychologyMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 15 months (time to complete as printed; varies by student) · 48 credits
Tuition: $610 per credit · All students — Course-based format
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Psychology
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Walden University

PhD in Criminal Justice

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Online
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Varies per student; up to eight years unless a petition for extension is granted · 83 credits
Tuition: $705 per credit · All students — Standard option, coursework (63 quarter credits)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Walden University

PhD in Forensic Psychology

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeForensic psychologyDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Online
Location: Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Varies per student · 80 credits
Tuition: $645 per credit · All students — Standard option Track 1, coursework (60 quarter credits)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Psychology
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

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

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

FEPAC program accreditation

None of this school's listed programs appears in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is FEPAC-accredited — FEPAC accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program FEPAC lists.

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.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in its subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • Graduate Certificate in Criminal JusticeCertificate, not a degree.Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Doctor of Public Safety LeadershipProfessional doctorate; not described as a research degree on the pages reviewed.Source: waldenu.edu · verified October 24, 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, MN 55401
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
44,223 of 44,223 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 24, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. waldenu.edu/online-bachelors-programs/bs-in-criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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