wˈɔltɚ mjˈuːəldɚ kəmplˈiːɾᵻd hɪz ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æt nˈɑːks kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn ɡˈeɪlzbɜːɡ, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈɜːnɪŋ ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv sˈeɪkɹɪd θɪˈɑːlədʒi dᵻɡɹˈiː ænd ɐ dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi ɪn fɪlˈɑːsəfi æt ðə bˈɔstən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi skˈuːl ʌv θɪˈɑːlədʒi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
Walter Muelder completed his undergraduate education at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1927 before earning a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree and a Doctorate of Philosophy in philosophy at the Boston University School of Theology in 1930 and 1933 respectively.