Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Private, for-profit

All 92 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr). Another 48 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$17,485
$30k to $48k	$17,324
$48k to $75k	$17,490
$75k to $110k	$21,292
$110k and up	$22,820
All families (average)	$17,956

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

92 of 140 programs could be assessed 66% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Minnesota high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$97,211	+$59,376	clears the bar	$11,206	0.2 yrs	4,143
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,014	+$28,179	clears the bar	$41,000	1.5 yrs	1,384
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$59,050	+$21,215	clears the bar	$45,797	2.2 yrs	1,072
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,823	+$79,988	clears the bar	$27,661	0.3 yrs	739
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$87,997	+$50,162	clears the bar	$21,043	0.4 yrs	626
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,768	+$58,933	clears the bar	$34,121	0.6 yrs	612
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$93,044	+$55,209	clears the bar	$34,518	0.6 yrs	561
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,571	+$13,736	clears the bar	$25,422	1.9 yrs	515
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$52,315	+$14,480	clears the bar	$54,556	3.8 yrs	311
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$81,093	+$43,258	clears the bar	$42,992	1.0 yrs	299
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$76,334	+$38,499	clears the bar	$27,657	0.7 yrs	286
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$100,105	+$62,270	clears the bar	$33,064	0.5 yrs	197
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$134,483	+$96,648	clears the bar	$62,201	0.6 yrs	178
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$85,817	+$47,982	clears the bar	$108,834	2.3 yrs	146
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$76,004	+$38,169	clears the bar	$25,063	0.7 yrs	146
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$87,549	+$49,714	clears the bar	$113,856	2.3 yrs	134
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$53,408	+$15,573	clears the bar	$43,258	2.8 yrs	131
Psychology	Master's Degree	$59,640	+$21,805	clears the bar	$34,698	1.6 yrs	122
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	$121,925	+$84,090	clears the bar	$86,947	1.0 yrs	119
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$56,817	+$18,982	clears the bar	$39,736	2.1 yrs	111
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$73,420	+$35,585	clears the bar	$38,103	1.1 yrs	110
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	$53,197	+$15,362	clears the bar	$36,595	2.4 yrs	92
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$109,194	+$71,359	clears the bar	$31,613	0.4 yrs	91
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$58,879	+$21,044	clears the bar	$38,114	1.8 yrs	90
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$71,589	+$33,754	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	90
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$112,573	+$74,738	clears the bar	$40,602	0.5 yrs	84
Education	Master's Degree	$71,396	+$33,561	clears the bar	$18,220	0.5 yrs	84
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$99,561	+$61,726	clears the bar	$25,777	0.4 yrs	82
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$75,626	+$37,791	clears the bar	$40,561	1.1 yrs	82
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	$80,985 1-year earnings	+$43,150	clears the bar	$91,930	2.1 yrs	75
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$91,034	+$53,199	clears the bar	$83,947	1.6 yrs	62
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$82,098	+$44,263	clears the bar	$108,914	2.5 yrs	61
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$62,676	+$24,841	clears the bar	$42,081	1.7 yrs	58
Public Health	Master's Degree	$74,751	+$36,916	clears the bar	$44,086	1.2 yrs	55
Social Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	$73,080	+$35,245	clears the bar	$139,251	4.0 yrs	51
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	$105,140	+$67,305	clears the bar	$96,519	1.4 yrs	51
IT Administration and Management	Doctoral Degree	$175,839	+$138,004	clears the bar	$82,138	0.6 yrs	49
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	$87,754	+$49,919	clears the bar	$83,873	1.7 yrs	49
Special Education	Master's Degree	$61,268	+$23,433	clears the bar	$35,078	1.5 yrs	45
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$80,916	+$43,081	clears the bar	$33,324	0.8 yrs	43
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	$86,593	+$48,758	clears the bar	$117,409	2.4 yrs	43
Management Science	Master's Degree	$109,421	+$71,586	clears the bar	$44,744	0.6 yrs	40
Human Services	Doctoral Degree	$71,288	+$33,453	clears the bar	$94,756	2.8 yrs	39
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$59,375	+$21,540	clears the bar	$25,558	1.2 yrs	35
Human Services	Master's Degree	$55,797	+$17,962	clears the bar	$45,611	2.5 yrs	33
Healthcare Administration	Doctoral Degree	$96,495	+$58,660	clears the bar	$95,200	1.6 yrs	33
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	$89,389	+$51,554	clears the bar	$73,237	1.4 yrs	28
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$81,260	+$43,425	clears the bar	$35,165	0.8 yrs	24
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	$158,849	+$121,014	clears the bar	$98,917	0.8 yrs	22
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$76,702	+$38,867	clears the bar	$39,929	1.0 yrs	21
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	$103,882	+$66,047	clears the bar	$80,489	1.2 yrs	20
Homeland Security	Doctoral Degree	$127,306 1-year earnings	+$89,471	clears the bar	$92,500	1.0 yrs	20
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$62,893 1-year earnings	+$25,058	clears the bar	$24,020	1.0 yrs	19
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$105,757	+$67,922	clears the bar	$50,541	0.7 yrs	18
Criminal Justice	Doctoral Degree	$96,102	+$58,267	clears the bar	$138,500	2.4 yrs	17
Human Resources	Doctoral Degree	$159,344	+$121,509	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$94,795	+$56,960	clears the bar	$24,938	0.4 yrs	14
Public Administration	Doctoral Degree	$122,967 1-year earnings	+$85,132	clears the bar	$116,756	1.4 yrs	14
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,941	+$41,106	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$70,537	+$32,702	clears the bar	$38,682	1.2 yrs	13
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$96,426	+$58,591	clears the bar	$17,342	0.3 yrs	13
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$78,507	+$40,672	clears the bar	$52,008	1.3 yrs	12
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$72,432	+$34,597	clears the bar	$39,261	1.1 yrs	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$63,736	+$25,901	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$101,426	+$63,591	clears the bar	$41,838	0.7 yrs	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$58,651	+$20,816	clears the bar	$54,416	2.6 yrs	6
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$85,027	+$47,192	clears the bar	$33,650	0.7 yrs	5
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$80,588	+$42,753	clears the bar	$37,999	0.9 yrs	5
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$110,330	+$72,495	clears the bar	$35,619	0.5 yrs	4
Accounting	Master's Degree	$89,892	+$52,057	clears the bar	$46,281	0.9 yrs	4
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$108,689	+$70,854	clears the bar	$33,007	0.5 yrs	4
Education	Doctoral Degree	$96,095	+$58,260	clears the bar	$114,567	2.0 yrs	2
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$50,531	+$12,696	clears the bar	$48,012	3.8 yrs	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	$52,882 1-year earnings	+$15,047	clears the bar	$52,039	3.5 yrs	1
Finance	Master's Degree	$83,324	+$45,489	clears the bar	$49,442	1.1 yrs	1
Marketing	Master's Degree	$81,837	+$44,002	clears the bar	$47,657	1.1 yrs	1
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$68,967	+$31,132	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$80,076	+$42,241	clears the bar	$27,411	0.6 yrs	0
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	$91,214	+$53,379	clears the bar	$86,574	1.6 yrs	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$83,416	+$45,581	clears the bar	$60,680	1.3 yrs	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$49,557	+$11,722	clears the bar	$55,913	4.8 yrs	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$55,244	+$17,409	clears the bar	$46,012	2.6 yrs	0
Gerontology	Master's Degree	$47,856	+$10,021	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,798	+$21,963	clears the bar	$53,350	2.4 yrs	0
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	$55,115	+$17,280	clears the bar	$38,799	2.2 yrs	0
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$76,446	+$38,611	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Doctoral Degree	$49,953 1-year earnings	+$12,118	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$64,656	+$26,821	clears the bar	$38,587	1.4 yrs	0
Business	Doctoral Degree	$107,902	+$70,067	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$136,210	+$98,375	clears the bar	$43,996	0.4 yrs	0
School Counseling	First Professional Degree	$60,258	+$22,423	clears the bar	$57,628	2.6 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	First Professional Degree	$57,744	+$19,909	clears the bar	$73,945	3.7 yrs	insufficient data
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	512
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	214
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Data Processing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Management Information Systems	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Finance	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$64,919	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marketing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Systems Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,835/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.