Business Administration & Management at Capella University

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at Capella University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 38,930. Of the 5,286 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Capella University in 2021, 721 of them were business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Capella University Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Capella University does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how Capella University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Capella University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools	25
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	339
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	474

In 2021, 746 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Capella University. This makes it the #20 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 127 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Capella University Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Capella University is $63,636. This is 54% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Capella University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Capella University.

Capella University Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 721 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from Capella University in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Capella University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Capella University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	112
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	393
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	124

Capella University Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 746 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Capella University, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Capella University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	178
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	345
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	126

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 127 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,140	$62,070
Retail Sales Supervisors	20,360	$44,590
Management Analysts	14,990	$87,150
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	11,780	$65,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.