Finance & Financial Management at Capella University

Every finance and financial management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at Capella University stacks up to those at other schools.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,286 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Capella University in 2021, 11 of them were finance and financial management majors.

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

Capella University Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance
• Doctorate Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Capella University does offer online courses in finance for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at Capella University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Capella University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial 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 Focused Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
	168
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	496
Most Focused Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	672

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in finance from Capella University. This makes it the #125 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in finance, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Capella University Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Capella University is $49,025. This is 0% higher than $48,896, which is the national average for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

Finance Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Capella University since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Capella University Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of finance master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 73% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Accounting

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
Financial Managers	15,610	$133,970
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	9,470	$104,570
Tellers	8,300	$30,270
Loan Officers	7,740	$79,420

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.