Capella Online Programs

Capella University is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 226 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 3 Certificate, 29 Bachelors, 80 Masters, 63 Doctorate, and 51 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $14,436 for undergraduate programs and $15,066 for graduate programs.

Total of 39,727 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.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Capella University
Type	Four-year, 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 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.

Tuition & Fees
Cost per Credit

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

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

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

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
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

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
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

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Community Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	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

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
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

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
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

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
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

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	42	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
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

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	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	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

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 location where enrolled students live, 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.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	39,727
Minnesota Resident	1,269
Other State In U.S.	38,295
Outside of U.S.	163

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	39,727
Undergraduate	13,280
Graduate	26,447

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	13,280
Degree/Certificate Seeking	13,275
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	5

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Online Degrees and Programs at Capella University

226

$14,436

$15,066

2024 Tuition & Fees

Online Programs By Area of Study

Majors and number of completers

Distance Learning Program Student Population

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