Private for-profit · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Capella University: cost, debt and earnings by major
96 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $18,458
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 18%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 18,364
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $9,772
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 9.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $17,688 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $18,633 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,689 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $20,802 |
| $110,000+ | $23,267 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$109,194
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$99,561
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,211
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$87,997
- Marketing$80,588
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$80,076
- Finance and Financial Management Services$78,941
- Homeland Security$76,446
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$76,334
- Human Resources Management and Services$76,004
- Accounting and Related Services$71,589
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$59,375
- Psychology, General$51,571
- Public Health$48,208 (1 yr)
Master's programs (36)
- Management Information Systems and Services$136,210
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$117,823
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$112,573
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,421
- Security Science and Technology$105,757
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$100,105
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$98,439 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$96,768
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$94,795
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$93,044
- Accounting and Related Services$89,892
- Finance and Financial Management Services$83,324
- Marketing$81,837
- Human Resources Management and Services$81,093
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$80,916
- Homeland Security$76,702
- Public Administration$75,626
- Public Health$74,751
- Educational Administration and Supervision$73,420
- Education, Other$72,432
- Education, General$71,396
- Curriculum and Instruction$70,537
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$66,014
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$63,736
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,676
- Special Education and Teaching$61,268
- Psychology, General$59,640
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$59,050
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,879
- Human Services, General$55,797
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$55,244
- Psychology, Other$55,115
- Research and Experimental Psychology$53,408
- Community Organization and Advocacy$53,197
- Social Sciences, Other$50,531
- Gerontology$47,856
Doctoral programs (26)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$175,839
- Human Resources Management and Services$159,344
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$158,849
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$134,483
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$121,925
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$119,979 (1 yr)
- Homeland Security$115,966 (1 yr)
- Public Administration$115,863 (1 yr)
- Business/Commerce, General$107,902
- Public Health$105,140
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$103,882
- Accounting and Related Services$102,632 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$96,495
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$96,102
- Education, General$96,095
- Education, Other$91,214
- Curriculum and Instruction$91,034
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$89,389
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$87,754
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$87,549
- Social Work$87,147 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$86,593
- Educational Administration and Supervision$85,817
- Psychology, General$82,098
- Social Sciences, Other$73,080
- Human Services, General$71,288
First professional programs (2)
Graduate certificate programs (17)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$110,330
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$108,689
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$101,426
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$96,426
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,027
- Education, Other$83,416
- Human Resources Management and Services$81,260
- Educational Administration and Supervision$78,507
- Public Health$73,588 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$64,656
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$63,584 (1 yr)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$59,798
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,651
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$56,817
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$52,315
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$49,557
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$46,167 (1 yr)