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Walden University ranked 430th in the United States, 1742nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 50 research topics. Walden University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,066 academic publications and 23,577 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1742 of 14,131 In the World
#477 of 2,597 In North America
#430 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 48 In Minnesota
#2 of 9 In Minneapolis
#407 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#432 of 1,026 For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology
#440 of 1,011 For Special Education
#4783 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#623 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 47 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Walden University ranked 455th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2013th in the World with 4,229 publications made and 20,099 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, Education Majors.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#455 of 1,728 In the United States
#504 of 1,819 In North America
#2013 of 7,020 In the World

Walden University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 3
1992 5 4
1993 3 3
1994 4 1
1995 8 4
1996 5 5
1997 19 8
1998 7 9
1999 10 14
2000 10 24
2001 16 23
2002 5 27
2003 16 47
2004 29 45
2005 29 87
2006 32 110
2007 41 137
2008 59 171
2009 118 230
2010 154 295
2011 257 394
2012 161 445
2013 149 608
2014 267 802
2015 911 1043
2016 684 1185
2017 166 1104
2018 155 1214
2019 172 1363
2020 165 1955
2021 176 2327
2022 187 2542
2023 149 2525

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 210 228 407
Special Education 199 219 440
Communications and Public Relations 225 255 584
Social Work 285 317 592
Education Majors 229 257 616
Military science 318 348 669
Anthropology 244 276 690
Public Policy / Administration 269 300 736
Criminology and Criminal Justice 362 397 756
Gender Studies 345 379 773
Law Enforcement 314 346 799
Occupational Safety and Health 295 332 910
Sociology 349 387 1166
Journalism and Digital Media 320 354 1202
Law 434 478 1511
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 510 559 1621
Demography 370 413 1621
Political Science 431 478 1642
Library and Information science 692 746 2160
Linguistics 510 562 2429
History 611 669 2612
Philosophy 544 600 2620
Archaeology 554 610 2653
Aesthetics 654 717 2768

Medicine rankings

Walden University ranked 427th for Medicine in the United States and 2057th in the World with 3,113 publications made and 16,356 citations received. Main research topics: Health Science, Psychiatry, Nursing, Pathology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#427 of 1,558 In the United States
#469 of 1,643 In North America
#2057 of 6,680 In the World

Walden University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 3
1992 2 4
1993 1 2
1994 4 1
1995 7 4
1996 4 4
1997 10 9
1998 4 7
1999 5 18
2000 6 18
2001 10 16
2002 3 19
2003 11 30
2004 23 34
2005 17 72
2006 21 88
2007 28 124
2008 49 150
2009 67 184
2010 99 225
2011 180 311
2012 100 324
2013 99 461
2014 203 588
2015 751 791
2016 501 903
2017 121 937
2018 115 926
2019 125 1122
2020 128 1637
2021 136 2011
2022 139 2266
2023 106 2224

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 285 317 592
Health Science 227 249 662
Gerontology 278 311 786
Healthcare Management (MHA) 264 297 788
Nursing 278 308 852
Clinical Psychology 324 361 885
Family medicine 289 314 1033
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 352 387 1115
Psychiatry 396 434 1549
Public Health 369 412 1552
Critical Care Nursing 376 410 1658
Virology 349 382 1825
Pediatrics 352 388 1841
Physical Therapy 486 532 1951
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 352 386 2003
Dentistry 386 420 2085
Pathology 456 501 2405
Surgery 542 585 2474
Oncology and Cancer research 473 512 2514
Immunology 515 557 2776
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 637 687 3222
Pharmacology 551 599 3350

Psychology rankings

Walden University ranked 372nd for Psychology in the United States and 1435th in the World with 3,073 publications made and 15,628 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Neuroscience.

Psychology ranking Location
#372 of 1,527 In the United States
#413 of 1,612 In North America
#1435 of 6,528 In the World

Walden University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 3
1992 3 4
1993 2 2
1994 2 1
1995 9 3
1996 4 4
1997 11 9
1998 6 10
1999 8 16
2000 7 20
2001 11 21
2002 4 18
2003 14 33
2004 22 28
2005 22 63
2006 19 83
2007 30 113
2008 53 140
2009 93 173
2010 120 206
2011 188 313
2012 133 352
2013 117 448
2014 200 580
2015 671 764
2016 479 856
2017 116 829
2018 111 914
2019 113 1055
2020 110 1521
2021 122 1772
2022 129 1991
2023 99 2064

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 185 212 432
Special Education 199 219 440
Sexology 281 311 583
Social Work 285 317 592
Education Majors 229 257 616
Clinical Psychology 324 361 885
Child Psychology 361 398 1010
Social Psychology 335 374 1027
Psychiatry 396 434 1549
Neuroscience 441 484 1799
Cognitive Science 487 538 2281

Computer Science rankings

Walden University ranked 492nd for Computer Science in the United States and 2550th in the World with 2,077 publications made and 12,978 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#492 of 1,576 In the United States
#541 of 1,662 In North America
#2550 of 6,752 In the World

Walden University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 2
1992 1 3
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 5 4
1996 1 4
1997 13 6
1998 3 7
1999 6 13
2000 12 14
2001 6 14
2002 3 23
2003 10 25
2004 20 27
2005 17 43
2006 21 68
2007 31 96
2008 37 102
2009 51 128
2010 79 168
2011 114 203
2012 97 265
2013 98 359
2014 120 445
2015 377 569
2016 307 613
2017 94 554
2018 101 674
2019 95 805
2020 85 1124
2021 86 1378
2022 78 1476
2023 77 1499

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 180 198 482
Multimedia 214 242 762
Management Information Systems 219 251 841
Human-Computer Interaction 300 338 1543
Data Science 374 417 1649
Software Engineering 337 379 1670
Neuroscience 441 484 1799
Library and Information science 692 746 2160
Cognitive Science 487 538 2281
Cyber Security 442 491 2409
Machine Learning 436 487 2657
Computer Networking 528 585 2981
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 538 592 3023
Telecommunications 543 598 3314

Business rankings

Walden University ranked 364th for Business in the United States and 1576th in the World with 1,777 publications made and 8,714 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#364 of 1,334 In the United States
#403 of 1,412 In North America
#1576 of 6,187 In the World

Walden University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 1 1
1994 3 0
1995 3 2
1996 2 0
1997 7 3
1998 6 5
1999 4 3
2000 5 9
2001 8 11
2002 3 17
2003 7 27
2004 17 20
2005 11 44
2006 9 44
2007 23 59
2008 11 53
2009 40 88
2010 55 120
2011 90 148
2012 74 168
2013 53 221
2014 103 294
2015 388 372
2016 324 462
2017 68 366
2018 75 420
2019 80 529
2020 77 730
2021 77 873
2022 78 973
2023 59 1016

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 155 174 446
Public Policy / Administration 269 300 736
Management Information Systems 219 251 841
Occupational Safety and Health 295 332 910
Human Resource Management 269 303 959
Project Management 309 345 1252
Marketing 317 353 1315
Management 309 347 1387
Accounting 403 442 1458
Advertising 544 594 2012
Finance 469 514 2110

Mathematics rankings

Walden University ranked 387th for Mathematics in the United States and 1976th in the World with 1,725 publications made and 10,395 citations received. Main research topics: Math Teachers, Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#387 of 1,371 In the United States
#430 of 1,451 In North America
#1976 of 6,305 In the World

Walden University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 3 2
1996 4 1
1997 11 2
1998 6 3
1999 7 5
2000 3 12
2001 5 4
2002 3 12
2003 9 16
2004 16 23
2005 15 30
2006 14 44
2007 28 58
2008 38 74
2009 65 94
2010 93 139
2011 110 150
2012 87 208
2013 74 267
2014 85 315
2015 330 485
2016 242 497
2017 54 447
2018 70 554
2019 69 640
2020 53 838
2021 74 1041
2022 75 1123
2023 52 1117

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 219 244 528
Statistics 458 507 2445
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 594 649 3050

Biology rankings

Walden University ranked 653rd for Biology in the United States and 3542nd in the World with 1,696 publications made and 10,070 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry.

Biology ranking Location
#653 of 1,582 In the United States
#709 of 1,668 In North America
#3542 of 6,770 In the World

Walden University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 3
1992 2 5
1993 1 2
1994 0 1
1995 5 4
1996 0 4
1997 7 8
1998 3 5
1999 5 10
2000 8 11
2001 3 13
2002 0 14
2003 6 22
2004 14 19
2005 8 54
2006 13 64
2007 17 93
2008 28 108
2009 37 144
2010 53 149
2011 88 235
2012 68 215
2013 51 297
2014 121 427
2015 360 564
2016 267 633
2017 75 631
2018 77 665
2019 74 769
2020 77 1126
2021 68 1341
2022 67 1496
2023 73 1505

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 441 484 1799
Virology 349 382 1825
Oncology and Cancer research 473 512 2514
Immunology 515 557 2776
Pharmacology 551 599 3350
Paleontology 655 715 3468
Botany 620 678 3475
Agricultural Science 638 702 3956
Genetics 821 881 4092
Biochemistry 922 987 4634

Economics rankings

Walden University ranked 392nd for Economics in the United States and 1553rd in the World with 1,690 publications made and 7,200 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#392 of 1,317 In the United States
#434 of 1,400 In North America
#1553 of 5,995 In the World

Walden University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 0
1992 3 1
1993 1 1
1994 2 0
1995 6 2
1996 2 1
1997 5 1
1998 4 2
1999 2 5
2000 3 11
2001 3 4
2002 0 9
2003 6 18
2004 11 15
2005 6 37
2006 11 35
2007 10 55
2008 16 49
2009 31 82
2010 54 103
2011 91 158
2012 52 141
2013 56 205
2014 113 269
2015 373 355
2016 296 423
2017 74 420
2018 58 407
2019 84 493
2020 65 656
2021 82 837
2022 81 990
2023 75 1008

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 306 341 1057
Finance 469 514 2110
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 594 649 3050

Environmental Science rankings

Walden University ranked 615th for Environmental Science in the United States and 3372nd in the World with 1,557 publications made and 7,717 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#615 of 1,598 In the United States
#673 of 1,687 In North America
#3372 of 6,798 In the World

Walden University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 1
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 3 1
1996 0 2
1997 4 3
1998 3 4
1999 3 2
2000 7 11
2001 5 6
2002 1 8
2003 6 13
2004 10 11
2005 9 37
2006 14 38
2007 18 45
2008 15 69
2009 41 75
2010 59 106
2011 77 141
2012 55 174
2013 39 221
2014 86 310
2015 311 438
2016 269 496
2017 82 481
2018 71 526
2019 68 595
2020 74 857
2021 68 1019
2022 72 1086
2023 62 1108

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 555 611 2997
Paleontology 655 715 3468
Ecology 656 719 3644
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 604 661 3648
Geology 685 749 3746
Environmental Management 596 659 3835
Agricultural Science 638 702 3956

Art & Design rankings

Walden University ranked 489th for Art & Design in the United States and 1924th in the World with 608 publications made and 3,814 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#489 of 1,321 In the United States
#540 of 1,404 In North America
#1924 of 5,720 In the World

Walden University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 1
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 6 0
1998 2 1
1999 2 1
2000 3 4
2001 5 7
2002 1 3
2003 3 4
2004 5 7
2005 4 10
2006 9 13
2007 10 18
2008 16 23
2009 21 44
2010 26 44
2011 46 67
2012 29 108
2013 23 125
2014 31 139
2015 94 180
2016 64 191
2017 29 210
2018 19 222
2019 39 244
2020 35 359
2021 26 414
2022 23 424
2023 28 429

The following table provides academic rankings for Walden University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Multimedia 214 242 762
Graphic Design 222 253 840
Creative Writing 420 468 1283
Literature 561 616 2071
Fashion Design 464 512 2107
Aesthetics 654 717 2768

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Walden University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Systems Engineering 359 405 1892
Acoustical Engineering 608 666 3232
Mechanical Engineering 594 651 3474
Engineering 609 664 3672
Optical Engineering 726 786 4119
Aerospace Engineering 731 793 4134
Physics 757 820 4148
Quantum and Particle physics 775 840 4188
Electrical Engineering 713 774 4326
Astrophysics and Astronomy 865 931 4400
Chemistry 919 984 4882
Organic Chemistry 1054 1122 5330
Materials Science 1044 1116 5444