Capella University (Capella) is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Minneapolis, MN.
It offers 220 graduate programs - 81 Master's, 63 Doctorate, 61 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,092.
A total of 29,395 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 47,761 students at Capella. Capella offers online graduate programs and 29,395 out of 29,395 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Capella's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,092. It offers 220 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Capella University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
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| Address | 225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, MN |
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| Graduate School Students | 27,738 students
29,395 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $15,092 |
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| Student to Faculty | 41:1 (2.44%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 220 Graduate Programs
81 Master's, 63 Doctorate, 76 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Capella University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Capella University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $15,092 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $559.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $15,092 |
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| Cost per Credit | $559 |
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| Books & Supplies | $425 |
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| Room & Board | $7,350 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,092 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $23,959 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $14,767 | $14,784 | $14,826 | $15,066 | $15,092 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Capella University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 220 major areas - 81 Master's (81 online programs), 63 Doctorate (63 online programs), 61 Post-Bachelor's (61 online programs), 15 Post-Master's (15 online programs). 8,191 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,156 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 8,191 | 1,156 | 716 | 3 |
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| Men | 1,299 | 242 | 110 | 1 |
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| Women | 6,892 | 914 | 606 | 2 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Epidemiology | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
ONLINE |
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Graduate Student Population
Capella graduate schools have a total of 27,738 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,558 male and 23,180 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 5,740 full-time and 21,998 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 29,395 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 12,681 White, 8,378 Black, and 937 Asian students are attending at Capella University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 27,738 |
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| Men | 4,558 |
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| Women | 23,180 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 27,738 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,740 |
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| Part-time Students | 21,998 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 27,738 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 115 |
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| Asian | 937 |
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| Black | 8,378 |
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| Hispanic | 3,379 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 107 |
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| White | 12,681 |
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| Two or more races | 966 |
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| Un-Known | 982 |
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Online Population
At Capella University graduate schools, 29,395 students enrolled online exclusively and - students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 29,395 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 29,395 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | - |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | - |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 29,395 |
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| Minnesota Resident | 865 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 28,398 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 132 |
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