Capella University

Online Degrees and Programs

Capella University is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 219 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 1 Certificate, 28 Bachelors, 79 Masters, 61 Doctorate, and 48 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $14,148 for undergraduate programs and $14,767 for graduate programs. Total of 37,171 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Capella University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Capella University is a Private (for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $14,148 in average for all students.

It offers 219 degree programs via distance learning -1 Certificate, 28 Bachelors, 79 Masters, 61 Doctorate, 48 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Capella University
Type	Private (for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, MN
Online Students	37,859
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$14,148
Student to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Total	219 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Bachelors	28 Programs
Masters	79 Programs
Doctorate	61 Programs
Post-Graduate	48 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Capella University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $14,148 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $393 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $547 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$13,998	$14,250	$14,579	$14,540	$14,148

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$376	$383	$394	$393	$393

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Capella University offers 219 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 219 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificate, 28 Bachelors, 79 Masters, 61 Doctorate, 48 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	1	NOT OFFERED	28	79	61	48
Overall Programs	1	NOT OFFERED	28	79	61	48

The next 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	3	31	NOT OFFERED
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	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	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	63	54	17
Information Technology Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	13	10	4
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	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	86	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	73	15
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	13	165
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	15	2
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
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	42	38	4
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	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	203	18	12
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	21	49	11
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	7	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	25	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	4	NOT OFFERED	2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	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	1	1	2

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	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	17	94	6	NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	122	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	10	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	150
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	105	18	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	1
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	6	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	14	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	673	NOT OFFERED	123
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	8	21	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	6	20	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	10	NOT OFFERED
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10	2	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	37	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	1	1	14
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	6	28
Clinical/Medical Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	182	NOT OFFERED	79
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	444	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	67	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	35
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9	NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	47	1
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	151	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2,035	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	378	173	6
Clinical Nurse Leader	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	66	NOT OFFERED	8
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	31	NOT OFFERED	4

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	514	20	67
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	7	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	7	5
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	156	9	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	41	10
Accounting	2	NOT OFFERED	6	36	11	1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	13	7	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	246	15	43
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	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Resources Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	2	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	38	6	20
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	10	4	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Capella University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 37,859 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	37,859
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	37,859
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	0

By student location, out of a total of 37,859 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,511 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 36,188 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 160 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.