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Walden University ads in ChatGPT

In our capture of logged-out ChatGPT, 193 ads from Walden University appeared on screen (all text ads), in 7 distinct ad copies across 1 industry and 27 topics. Each one appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.

waldenu.eduLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3⁠–⁠4, 2026

ads shown
193
distinct ad copies
7
industries
1
topics
27

Logged-out ChatGPT from US connections, Oct 3⁠–⁠4, 2026. Each ad came after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad, so the counts show where Walden University advertised, not how often ChatGPT shows its ads.

Ad copies

Walden University ad copies, most shown first

Each distinct ad copy in our capture, most shown first: the headline of a text ad, or the product and price of a shopping ad. Under each, up to five questions asked in conversations where it appeared, as we asked them; in every one, the ad appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.

7 ad copies

  • Walden UniversitySponsored

    Walden University Online

    Text ad · shown 81 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “project management course”Project Management Certification · Oct 3, 9:28 pm ET
    2. “cheapest digital marketing certification online”Digital Marketing Courses · Oct 3, 10:19 pm ET
    3. “university of phoenix”Online Bachelor's Degrees · Oct 3, 10:57 pm ET
    4. “are there online master's programs under $15,000 total that are regionally accredited”Online Master's & MBA · Oct 3, 11:00 pm ET
    5. “community college vs university online classes”Online Community College · Oct 3, 11:09 pm ET

    +76 more conversations with this ad copy

  • Walden UniversitySponsored

    Programs Built for Your Goals

    Text ad · shown 51 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “springboard bootcamp”Coding Bootcamps · Oct 3, 9:23 pm ET
    2. “mini mba marketing”Digital Marketing Courses · Oct 3, 9:26 pm ET
    3. “how to stay motivated in self paced classes”Online Course Platforms · Oct 3, 9:30 pm ET
    4. “interaction design foundation vs coursera ux”UX Design Courses · Oct 3, 9:31 pm ET
    5. “how do i stay disciplined in a self paced online degree when nobody sets deadlines”Online Bachelor's Degrees · Oct 4, 12:39 am ET

    +46 more conversations with this ad copy

  • Walden UniversitySponsored

    Apply Now—No App Fee

    Text ad · shown 38 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “are there scholarships for women or veterans to cover coding bootcamp tuition”Coding Bootcamps · Oct 3, 10:41 pm ET
    2. “i live in rural alaska with spotty internet, which online bachelor's programs work with low bandwidth and downloadable materials?”Online Bachelor's Degrees · Oct 3, 11:04 pm ET
    3. “i'm 24 and in california, should i use cvc exchange to take online classes at other colleges to graduate faster?”Online Community College · Oct 3, 11:05 pm ET
    4. “how much does year up pay students”Career Change Programs · Oct 4, 1:11 am ET
    5. “i'm 45 and want to go back to school but can't afford tuition, how do i find grants and scholarships for adults”Free Courses & Scholarships · Oct 4, 5:40 am ET

    +33 more conversations with this ad copy

  • Walden UniversitySponsored

    Earn Your Degree Online

    Text ad · shown 11 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “best online degree program for a stay at home mom who wants a flexible schedule and no set login times”Online Bachelor's Degrees · Oct 3, 11:28 pm ET
    2. “how do i talk to my employer about tuition assistance for an online degree program”Online Bachelor's Degrees · Oct 3, 11:29 pm ET
    3. “i'm a stay at home mom in utah who never finished college, which online degree program is flexible enough for my schedule?”Online Bachelor's Degrees · Oct 3, 11:31 pm ET

    +8 more conversations with this ad copy

  • Walden UniversitySponsored

    Walden University—MBA

    Text ad · shown 10 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “alternatives to expensive executive education programs that still carry a respected university name”Continuing Education for Professionals · Oct 4, 1:54 am ET
    2. “how much is an online mba”Online Master's & MBA · Oct 4, 4:17 am ET

    +8 more conversations with this ad copy

  • Walden UniversitySponsored

    Walden Business Programs

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Our export holds no question text for this conversation.

  • Walden UniversitySponsored

    Earn Your Bachelor's Degree

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “is it worth paying more for asu online over a cheaper online college with the same major”Online Bachelor's Degrees · Oct 4, 5:11 am ET
Method

How this data was captured

What we ran, what counts as a shown ad, and what these numbers cannot tell you.

We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.

Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like