"Like a few on here have stated, you have to be a motivated individual to attend Walden University. That's goes for any online school. They aren't going to hold your hand for long (if at all). I had a positive experience with this school (I had to take a couple of classes over, but that was all on me slacking). I did my work on time as I should. I asked questions to my guidance counselors and my professors if I needed help. And I graduated down in Tampa with my Master's Degree within my estimated time. You get out if it whatever you put into it. All in all, Walden is a pretty good school."

Unknown

Reviewed: 6/6/2018
Degree: Information Technology
Graduation Year: 2018

"I had to drop off my children this summer by bus, due to mishap with the airlines. It took me five days to get up there, and will take me that amount of time to get back. When I contacted the instructor, all he could say was the assignment was easy, and I should be able to do it. The program director was contacted, and literally had the same thing to say; my instructor tried to work with me; regarding the assignment. I should obey policy, even though I asked for extension ahead of time. In addition, some of the instructors do not care about the students; nor about the students personal affairs. They only care about getting paid from you."

Sathyan Kuppuswamy

Reviewed: 1/28/2017
Degree: Information Technology
Graduation Year: 2006

"I completed my masters in computer science in 2006. I was studying in NTU (National Technological University) when Walden took over NTU. Recently, I had applied for a new job and provided my education credentials to my prospective employer. When they did the background check, they contacted Walden to verify my degree. Walden had told them that I took some courses, but didn't complete my degree. Before this happened, I had already quit my current job, because everything else was fine and I didn't even remotely think that Walden would not verify my degree. I had the paper copy of the degree with me, all the tuition fee receipts for every course, the commencement book that shows my name as one of the students that completed the degree. I shared all this with my prospective employer, but they wanted (and rightly so) the verification to come from the university. The prospective employer pretty much pulled the plug on my offer since Walden told them I didn't finish the degree. You can only imagine the amount of stress this caused. With a family to take care, no income, no health insurance, no job and already vacated the current house and basically no place to go. I called Walden and pleaded with them to look into this issue quickly. Of course, there was no urgency on their part....zero understanding. They said some one else had to look into it and it may take up to 2 weeks. I called them several times and pleaded, begged, cried, shouted......but not much impact. In the mean time, my prospective employer asked if I had lied on my application and if so, they said I can correct it now, but that they cannot guarantee an offer. I told them that I didn't want to change anything....everything that I wrote in the application was the truth to the best of my knowledge. And that Walden was still looking into it. Eventually, the HR from the prospective employer was able to get in touch with Walden and looks like Walden finally confirmed that I had received the degree. And they finally hired me. This is what happens with for profit universities, especially the online ones. Zero regard for students. I'm thinking that Walden's computer system wasn't updated correctly with NTU students and it was probably showing that there was no record of my completing the degree. My guess is that when they took over NTU, they didn't convert the list of students and the courses that were done at NTU. But this is not the only reason I'm saying Walden is bad. When they took over NTU, the only thing Walden did was increase the tuition fee. Also, we used to be able to take courses from good partner universities like some of the state universities in Florida, Colorado etc., All this stopped after Walden took over NTU. They started offering their own version of the courses that some of these state universities had. But, the quality wasn't the same. The only good thing for me was that I had completed almost all my courses through these other partner, state universities. So, don't waste your time and money on Walden. The current Walden university degree is most likely not worth it, doesn't have the reputation as the other traditional universities, its expensive, its not what they may claim it to be, nobody knows about this university (if you tell people that you studied in Walden, they ask...what?, where is it?, is that even real?) and at the end of it all, they may end up saying you didn't finish the degree."

Anonymous

Reviewed: 2/10/2013
Degree: Information Technology
Graduation Year:

"I started my master's degree at Walden University in January 2013 (MISM). What started as an exciting, hopeful journey turned into a major source of stress and concern. I came to this website when I was contemplating Walden. The negative reviews caused me to second guess my decision, but I moved forward anyway.I have never regretted anything more in my life. I was worried about the lack of admission requirements – like writing samples, a GRE, or even an English Proficiency exam. I was right to worry. You will find yourself surrounded by classmates who do not understand the concept of plagiarism, grammar & punctuation, APA style, or professionalism. There are some highly intelligent students, but you know the old saying…just one rotten apple spoils the whole bunch. And believe me – you will find a lot of rotten apples.I am in my first term of the semester, and I have a 95 average so far. This is nothing to be proud of. You are required to read online discussion board topics, submit your own post, and then respond to your classmates. Every other week is group week. Everybody contributes to a paper that is turned in at the end of the week. The other weeks require a "solo" paper. I am actually shocked to find that some of the reviewers find this challenging; although, maybe it is challenging for them. Middle school was much more rigorous.I don't have a problem with the advisors. My advisor is awesome. The instructors give very little feedback. You are essentially on your own. The main problem, as many of you will find out if you attend Walden, will be with your fellow students. If you know your stuff, be prepared to do the work for some of the folks in your group. Be prepared to scan the reports for plagiarism. Be prepared to search for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. APA format is also required. I'm laughing to myself at this point. If the group doesn't adhere to the requirements, don't worry!! It's all good. Actually – other glaring errors are accepted as well! Go Walden University!! Yay! I'm so proud!I will say this – the Writing Center is awesome! Too bad it is useless to go there!There. This is my review of Walden. Not a degree to be proud of. Knowing what I know now, I would never hire a Walden graduate. If admission policies change, I might change my mind. Until then, all of us who are "in the know" will discount degrees from Walden.Note: Walden is an excellent choice for those who just "need a degree" for job promotions."

STEPHANIE BROYLES

Reviewed: 1/23/2013
Degree: Information Technology
Graduation Year: 2014

"Walden University offers online course that allow me to work full time while going to school full time. They are able to provide me the education I seek with a flexible schedule and at an affordable cost. One of my goals was to complete my Master’s degree and because of the online program at Walden University, they are making it possible. I have found during my course work, the discussion, assignments, and projects, all relate to my current career. I am able to be a scholar practitioner and be the example Walden University’s mission sets to achieve. During each week of class, I find myself able to apply what I have learned to my working environment. This helps my employer see a different view from current projects and have examples of how things have worked for other companies. My experience from work can also help fellow classmates in answer questions or providing additional comments to a discussion board. I find it rewarding being able to take what I have learn immediately to my work environment. It not only helps me as a student, but helps me become a more valuable asset to my company. Unfortunately, with all pros, there are cons in every situation. Even though I like the ability to work online, it limits my ability to socialize in person. This however has taught me how to be more descriptive when communicating via email or phone in order to get my points clearly understood the first time around. It required a different aspect of thinking in order to make it through each week of class. I also had to understand how each classmate worked and removing the in person contact makes the interpretations a little harder to figure out. There are times where you can take a situation more seriously than it should have been because thing were not communicated clearly. After going through the online courses for over a year now, I have learned to not read things as is, but try to understand what the person is trying to communicate before making assumptions that are not accurate. Overall, I find the online schooling provided by Walden University rewarding and have recommended it to friends and colleagues. Each week we are assigned papers that have to be written, one or two discussion, and some classes we have to work with groups that meet by phone or in discussion boards. I believe it has expanded my ability to work in Information Systems for both my education and my professional life."