Information Technology at Capella University

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the it 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.

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

Capella University Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

There were 61 students who received their doctoral degrees in it, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Capella University Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of it master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

In the it master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a it 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
Computer & IS Security	211
Information Technology Project Management	51
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	25
Information Technology Management	2

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Data Processing
• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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 User Support Specialists	12,910	$55,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,610	$85,620
Computer Workers	6,200	$81,650

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.