Capella University is a leader in online learning with 136 graduate and undergraduate specializations and over 1050 online courses. The faculty includes over 1200 professors, with 83% holding doctoral degrees. The student body is mostly adult, with an average age of 39.
The 2010 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) reports that Capella “exceeds the national average among colleges and universities in the level of academic challenge offered to its students, and in providing a supportive campus environment.”
Capella University develops alliances with corporations to provide educational benefits to employees, and has help for service members returning from combat, GI Bill students, and active military. Military Advanced Education magazine rates Capella in its Top 20 Military-Friendly Award program. Capella was featured in The Next Mission, a PBS documentary on returning veterans support systems for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD).
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Online Programs Offered
Business Administration and MBA
Human Resources
- PhD - Human Resource Management
- BS - Human Resource Management
- MBA - Human Resource Management
- MS - General Human Resource Management
- MS - Industrial Labor and Relations
- MS - Human Capital Management
Organizational Management
Business Leadership
Technology Management
Project Management
- MS - Project Management
- BS - Information Technology Project Management
- MBA - Project Management
- BS - Project Management
- PhD - Information Technology Project Management
- PhD - Project Management
Information Technology
- MS - General Information Technology
- BS - General Information Technology
- PhD - General Information Technology
Networks
Computer Security
- MS - Information Assurance and Security
- BS - Information Assurance and Security
- PhD - Information Assurance and Security
Adult and Higher Education
- MS - Postsecondary and Adult Education
- PhD - Postsecondary and Adult Education
- MS - Professional Studies in Education
- MS - Leadership for Higher Education
- MS - Enrollment Management
- Post-Master's Certificate - College Teaching
- PhD - Management Education
Distance Education
Training
General Education
Educational Leadership
- PhD - Leadership for Higher Education
- PhD - Leadership in Educational Administration
- EdD - Educational Leadership and Management
Health Administration
- PhD - Health Care Administration
- BS - Health Care Management
- DHA - General Health Administration
- DHA - Health Care Leadership
- DHA - Health Policy and Advocacy
- MHA - Health Care Operations
- MHA - Health Policy
Counseling
- PhD - Counseling Studies
- MS - Marriage and Family Therapy
- MS - Mental Health Counseling
- MS - Counseling Psychology
- MS - School Counseling
- PhD - Counselor Education and Supervision
- MS - Addiction Counseling
- MS - General Career Counseling
- MS - Studies in Human Behavior
- Graduate Certificate - Play Therapy
Psychology
- PhD - General Psychology
- PhD - Educational Psychology
- PhD - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- MS - General Psychology
- MS - Clinical Psychology
- MS - Educational Psychology
- MS - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- MS - School Psychology
- MS - Sport Psychology
- MS - Evaluation, Research, and Measurement
- MS - Leadership Coaching Psychology
- MS - Child and Adolescent Development
- BS - General Psychology
Human Services
- PhD - General Human Services
- PhD - Management of Nonprofit Agencies
- MS - General Human Services
- MS - Management of Nonprofit Agencies
- PhD - Social and Community Services
- MS - Social and Community Services
- DSW - General Social Work
Finance
Marketing
Educational Administration
- MS - Leadership in Educational Administration
- Post-Master’s Certificate - Enrollment Management
- EdS - Leadership in Education Administration
Curriculum and Instruction
K12 Education
- MS - K-12 Studies in Education
- MS - Reading and Literacy
- PhD - K-12 Studies in Education
- EdD - Reading and Literacy
Accounting
Health Services
Educational Technology
Criminal Justice
Public Safety
- MS - Public Safety Leadership
- MS - Emergency Management
- PhD - Public Safety Leadership
- PhD - Emergency Management
- BS - Emergency Management
- BS - Security Management
Special Education
Medical Informatics
Software Engineering
Public Health
- MPH - Health Management and Policy
- MPH - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- DrPH - Epidemiology
- DrPH - Health Advocacy and Leadership
- MHA - General Health Administration
Fashion
Gerontology
Early Childhood Education
Homeland Security
Business Information Systems
Information Systems
Legal Studies
Nursing
Operations Management
- MBA - Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
- DBA - Global Operations and Supply Chain Management