Major Programs at Capella

As of 2026, Capella University offers 284 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 284 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 9,210 and the Nursing Administration Master program has the second most completers of 1,030 students.

The Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management program has the highest salary ($82,264) after graduation and the Homeland Security program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $75,495 average salary.

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Degree Programs Overview

A total of 22,104 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Capella. 12,056 students completed bachelor's programs and 8,170 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Capella. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's646412,056 1,69510,361
Master's81818,170 1,2916,879
Doctor's63631,156 242914
Post-Graduate Certificate7676719 111608

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Capella University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management program has the highest salary ($82,264) after graduation and the Homeland Security program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $75,495 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management $82,264$6,855$31,613$335
Homeland Security $75,495$6,291--
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $75,476$6,290$11,206$119
Computer and Information Sciences, General $67,038$5,587$25,777$273
Business Administration, Management and Operations $61,667$5,139$21,043$223
Human Resources Management and Services $58,509$4,876$25,063$266
Health and Medical Administrative Services $54,771$4,564$27,657$293
Finance and Financial Management Services $50,882$4,240--
Accounting and Related Services $47,604$3,967$23,000$244
Marketing $46,927$3,911$37,999$403
Psychology, General $37,763$3,147$25,422$270
Criminal Justice and Corrections $37,748$3,146$25,558$271
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $92,470$7,706$27,661$315
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management $86,390$7,199$40,602$462
Management Information Systems and Services $82,691$6,891$43,996$500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $73,496$6,125$44,744$509
Computer and Information Sciences, General $73,330$6,111--
Finance and Financial Management Services $67,196$5,600$49,442$562
Business Administration, Management and Operations $65,703$5,475$34,121$388
Homeland Security $62,186$5,182$39,929$454
Health and Medical Administrative Services $60,496$5,041$34,518$393
Educational/Instructional Media Design $58,912$4,909$33,324$379
Human Resources Management and Services $58,432$4,869$42,992$489
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $58,090$4,841$24,938$284
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Management Information Systems and Services $128,733$10,728--
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management $119,533$9,961$82,138$934
Computer and Information Sciences, General $109,147$9,096$98,917$1,125
Homeland Security $107,926$8,994$92,500$1,052
Health and Medical Administrative Services $106,574$8,881$95,200$1,083
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $100,616$8,385$62,201$708
Business/Commerce, General $95,852$7,988--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $92,845$7,737$80,489$916
Educational/Instructional Media Design $90,534$7,545$73,237$833
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $80,310$6,693$83,873$954
Educational Administration and Supervision $73,089$6,091$108,834$1,238
Curriculum and Instruction $71,629$5,969$83,947$955

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Capella University.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 9,210 and the Nursing Administration Master program has the second most completers of 1,030 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of StudyNumber of CompletersMenWomen
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse9,2101,0378,173
Psychology987138849
Business Administration and Management606198408
Health/Health Care Administration/Management36351312
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration19231161
Applied Behavior Analysis12510115
Project Management1104565
Accounting1062482
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator851372
Information Technology795623
Popular Master Programs
Field of StudyNumber of CompletersMenWomen
Nursing Administration1,030118912
Applied Behavior Analysis1,006126880
Health/Health Care Administration/Management800145655
Nursing Education75764693
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor62184537
Business Administration and Management554160394
Clinical/Medical Social Work45046404
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling40448356
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration32855273
Psychology24253189
Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of StudyNumber of CompletersMenWomen
Nursing Practice20625181
Educational Leadership and Administration1062086
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)582137
Social Work561343
Curriculum and Instruction55946
Organizational Leadership551936
Human Services52646
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services52250
Industrial and Organizational Psychology42834
Public Health41536

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79ONLINE11ONLINE 26ONLINE 0
InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2ONLINE 0
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79ONLINE45ONLINE 33ONLINE 0
Information Technology Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE22ONLINE 2ONLINE 0
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 058ONLINE 0 0
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 023ONLINE 55ONLINE 0
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 027ONLINE 106ONLINE 0
Administration of Special EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1ONLINE 0
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 017ONLINE 5ONLINE 0
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1ONLINE 0
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 019ONLINE 3ONLINE 0
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 022ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0146ONLINE 52ONLINE 63ONLINE
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 011ONLINE 24ONLINE 0
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 028ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 1ONLINE 0
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 07ONLINE 24ONLINE 0
Health Occupations Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 04ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 0 0
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family and Community ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 7ONLINE 0
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 987ONLINE242ONLINE 36ONLINE 0
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0126ONLINE 13ONLINE 0
Psychometrics and Quantitative PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0153ONLINE 23ONLINE 0
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 0
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0149ONLINE 42ONLINE 0
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 060ONLINE 11ONLINE 0
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 044ONLINE 17ONLINE 0
Health/Medical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Family PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Forensic PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 098ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 060ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 125ONLINE1,006ONLINE 31ONLINE 190ONLINE
Performance and Sport PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 055ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE0 8ONLINE 0
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED 0
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 6ONLINE 0
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 08ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED 52ONLINE 0
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 057ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 08ONLINE 15ONLINE 0
Health Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 5ONLINE 0
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINENOT OFFERED 56ONLINE 0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 20ONLINE 0
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 363ONLINE800ONLINE 40ONLINE 0
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 011ONLINE 2ONLINE 34ONLINE
Clinical/Medical Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0450ONLINE 0 NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0404ONLINE NOT OFFERED 117ONLINE
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0621ONLINE NOT OFFERED 201ONLINE
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33ONLINE62ONLINE 41ONLINE 16ONLINE
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 0
Drama Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Play Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 63ONLINE
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0205ONLINE 0 12ONLINE
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0757ONLINE 17ONLINE 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9,210ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 01,030ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 206ONLINE 0
Clinical Nurse LeaderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0139ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED 0
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 363ONLINE800ONLINE 40ONLINE 0
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 011ONLINE 2ONLINE 34ONLINE
Clinical/Medical Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0450ONLINE 0 NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0404ONLINE NOT OFFERED 117ONLINE
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0621ONLINE NOT OFFERED 201ONLINE
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33ONLINE62ONLINE 41ONLINE 16ONLINE
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 0
Drama Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Play Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 63ONLINE
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0205ONLINE 0 12ONLINE
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0757ONLINE 17ONLINE 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9,210ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 01,030ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 206ONLINE 0
Clinical Nurse LeaderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0139ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED 0
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 606ONLINE554ONLINE 28ONLINE 0
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 3ONLINE 0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 1ONLINE 0
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 110ONLINE217ONLINE 9ONLINE 0
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 55ONLINE 0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED 58ONLINE 0
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 106ONLINE0 9ONLINE 0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE0 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 192ONLINE328ONLINE 8ONLINE 16ONLINE
Labor and Industrial RelationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 025ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 1ONLINE 0
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE32ONLINE 0 0
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE0 0 0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED

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