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 209 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 3 Certificate, 25 Bachelors, 76 Masters, 60 Doctorate, and 45 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. Last year, total 9,558 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. 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 209 degree programs via distance learning -3 Certificate, 25 Bachelors, 76 Masters, 60 Doctorate, 45 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	209 Programs
Certificate	3 Programs
Bachelors	25 Programs
Masters	76 Programs
Doctorate	60 Programs
Post-Graduate	45 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 209 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 209 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificate, 25 Bachelors, 76 Masters, 60 Doctorate, 45 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	25	76	60	45
Overall Programs	3	NOT OFFERED	25	76	60	45

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	97	1	3	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	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	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	15	NOT OFFERED	2	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	5	19	24
Information Technology Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	2	1	7
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	18	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	40	14
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	13	155
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	14	1
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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	58	6	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
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	210	11	NOT OFFERED
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	44	30	6
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	4	19
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	17	2
Health Occupations Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	137	40	6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	92	30

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	5	18

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	298	109	64	NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	13	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	135
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	43	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	5	4
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	13	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	9	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	402	NOT OFFERED	116
Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	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	62	94	13	3
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	9
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	4	NOT OFFERED	4
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	34	7	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	2	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	72	9	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	165	19	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	156	2	21	29
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	2	52
Clinical/Medical Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	159	NOT OFFERED	84
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	418	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	86	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	2	NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	27	7
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	100	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	44
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	970	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nurse Leader	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	6
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	172	NOT OFFERED	21

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	232	18	141
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	3	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	5	24
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	6	8	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	14	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	11	40
Accounting	4	NOT OFFERED	64	37	6	8
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	8
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	2	7	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	136	2	15	60
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	9	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	2	6	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	38	3	22
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	36	2	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	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.