Capella University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Capella University is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $14,436 in average for all students.

It offers 226 degree programs via distance learning -3 Certificate, 29 Bachelors, 80 Masters, 63 Doctorate, 51 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Capella University
Type	four-years, private (for-profit)
Address	225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, MN
Online Students	39,727
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$14,436
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$15,066
Student to Faculty	35:1 (2.86%)
Total	226 Programs
Certificate	3 Programs
Bachelors	29 Programs
Masters	80 Programs
Doctorate	63 Programs
Post-Graduate	51 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Capella University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $14,436 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $15,066 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $401 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $558 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$14,540	$14,148	$14,148	$14,328	$14,436
Graduate	$15,233	$14,767	$14,784	$14,826	$15,066

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$393	$393	$393	$398	$401
Graduate	$547	$547	$548	$549	$558

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Capella University offers 226 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 226 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 29 Bachelors, 80 Masters, 63 Doctorate, 51 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	3	NOT OFFERED	29	80	63	51
Overall Programs	3	NOT OFFERED	29	80	63	51

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	5	21	NOT OFFERED
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	2	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cloud Computing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	15	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	70	42	2
Information Technology Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	12	7	4
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	62	2
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	7	10
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	14	1
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	1
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	28	1
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	214	43	70
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	47	1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	20	1
Health Occupations Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Community Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	1	1	NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	131	7	NOT OFFERED
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	78	16	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	164	30	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	15	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Family Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	110	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	856	5	111
Performance and Sport Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	16	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	1	NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	92	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	14	NOT OFFERED
Health Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	51	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	561	33	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	3	30
Clinical/Medical Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	265	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	292	NOT OFFERED	98
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	486	NOT OFFERED	183
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	55	33	19
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Drama Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Play Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	197	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	512	37	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4,143	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	595	NOT OFFERED	2
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	178	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Clinical Nurse Leader	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	128	NOT OFFERED	2
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	461	18	5
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	7	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	148	6	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	35	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	47	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Accounting	6	NOT OFFERED	2	4	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	1	3	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	146	294	17	24
Labor and Industrial Relations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Resources Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	40	3	4
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	1	1	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Capella University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 39,727 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	39,727
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	39,727
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	0

By student location, out of a total of 39,727 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,269 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 38,295 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 163 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.