Data Processing at Capella University

What traits are you looking for in a data processing school? To help you decide if Capella University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's data processing program.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Data Processing section at the bottom of this page.

Capella University Data Processing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Processing

Data Processing Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Data Processing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of data processing bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical data processing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Capella University since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in data processing 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 data processing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Data Processing

If you plan to be a data processing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Capella University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Data Processing Technology	14

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

Careers That Data Processing Grads May Go Into

A degree in data processing 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
Computer Workers	6,200	$81,650
Computer Operators	340	$51,970

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.