The 2024 tuition & fees is $14,436 for undergraduate programs and $15,066 for graduate programs.
Total of 43,915 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 16,207 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Capella University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
School Name | Capella University |
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Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
Address | 225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, MN |
Online Students | 43,915 |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $14,436 |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $15,066 |
Student to Faculty | 36:1 (2.78%) |
Online Degree Programs | |
Total | 226 Programs |
Certificate | 3 Programs |
Bachelors | 29 Programs |
Masters | 80 Programs |
Doctorate | 63 Programs |
Post-Graduate | 51 Programs |
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 cost 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.
2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
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Undergraduate | $14,540 | $14,148 | $14,148 | $14,328 | $14,436 |
Graduate | $15,233 | $14,767 | $14,784 | $14,826 | $15,066 |
2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
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Undergraduate | $393 | $393 | $393 | $398 | $401 |
Graduate | $547 | $547 | $548 | $549 | $558 |
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 Certificate, 29 Bachelors, 80 Masters, 63 Doctorate, 51 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Online Programs | 3 | NOT OFFERED | 29 | 80 | 63 | 51 |
Overall Programs | 3 | NOT OFFERED | 29 | 80 | 63 | 51 |
Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Capella University. 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.
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Information Technology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 81 | 6 | 7 | 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 | 2 | NOT OFFERED |
Computer Programming, Specific Applications | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED | 10 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 9 | 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 | 2 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 13 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Cloud Computing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 3 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED | 12 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 42 | 51 | 30 | 1 |
Information Technology Project Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 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 |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Education | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 83 | 1 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 28 | 42 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 40 | 93 | 4 |
Administration of Special Education | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 27 | 10 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Secondary School Administration/Principalship | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 5 | 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 | 29 | 12 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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 | 21 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 178 | 30 | 84 |
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 | 35 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 51 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 5 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 24 | 23 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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 | 2 | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 10 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Education (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 8 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Engineering/Industrial Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Family and Community Services | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 8 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Epidemiology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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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 |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 556 | 148 | 53 | NOT OFFERED |
Developmental and Child Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 144 | 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 | 95 | 8 | NOT OFFERED |
Counseling Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 137 | 31 | NOT OFFERED |
School Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 9 | 11 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Educational Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 59 | 12 | 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 | 1 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Forensic Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 93 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Applied Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 68 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 37 | 1,025 | 10 | 163 |
Performance and Sport Psychology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 41 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Psychology (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 11 | 9 | 9 | 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 | 6 | 24 | NOT OFFERED |
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 11 | 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 |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Human Services | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 43 | NOT OFFERED |
Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 70 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Public Administration | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 39 | 16 | NOT OFFERED |
Health Policy Analysis | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 2 | NOT OFFERED |
Social Work | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 70 | NOT OFFERED |
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Social Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 42 | NOT OFFERED |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 233 | 573 | 16 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 60 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 29 | 4 | 35 |
Clinical/Medical Social Work | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 378 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 320 | NOT OFFERED | 74 |
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 454 | NOT OFFERED | 203 |
Public Health | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 37 | 60 | 44 | 9 |
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 | 7 | 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 | 31 |
Medical Informatics | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 202 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 13 |
Nursing Education | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 574 | 32 | NOT OFFERED |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 5,561 | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Nursing Administration | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 714 | NOT OFFERED | 5 |
Nursing Practice | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 175 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Clinical Nurse Leader | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 132 | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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 | 2 | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
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Business/Commerce | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 519 | 440 | 16 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 7 | NOT OFFERED |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 2 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Project Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 78 | 164 | 5 | NOT OFFERED |
Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 41 | NOT OFFERED |
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED | 45 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Accounting | 3 | NOT OFFERED | 101 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 5 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Finance | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 8 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 4 | NOT OFFERED |
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 166 | 287 | 18 | 34 |
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 | 15 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
Information Resources Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 3 | NOT OFFERED |
Management Science | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 3 | 28 | 2 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 10 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
Since Capella University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 43,915 students have enrolled online exclusively.
Total Enrollment | 43,915 | |
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Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 43,915 | |
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | - | |
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | - |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 43,915 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,323 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 42,429 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 162 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 43,915 | |
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Minnesota Resident | 1,323 | |
Other State In U.S. | 42,430 | |
Outside of U.S. | 162 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 43,915 | |
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Undergraduate | 16,177 | |
Graduate | 27,738 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 16,177 | |
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Degree/Certificate Seeking | 16,173 | |
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 4 |