Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Computer & Information Sciences at Capella University

Computer & Information Sciences at Capella University

What traits are you looking for in a computer & information sciences school? To help you decide if Capella University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer & information sciences 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 Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Capella University Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for computer & information sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

There were 93 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Capella University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Capella University.

Capella University Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

undefined

In the computer & information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 computer & information sciences.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences 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
Information Technology 182
Computer Information Systems 41
Computer Systems Networking 9

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers 19,970 $96,750
Computer Systems Analysts 18,710 $92,920
Computer User Support Specialists 12,910 $55,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,510 $143,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.