Nursing at Capella University

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

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 38,930.

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

Capella University Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

There were 171 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	364
Black or African American	1,470
Hispanic or Latino	608
White	2,616
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	452

Capella University Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Capella University, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	202
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	437
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	81

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Capella University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Capella University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	3,223
Nursing Administration	517
Nursing Practice	171
Clinical Nurse Leader	87
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	29

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Public Health
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	69,000	$78,920
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Nurse Practitioners	3,880	$119,160
Nurse Anesthetists	1,920	$188,130

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.