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Health Professions at Capella University

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

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,832 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Capella University Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

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 health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Capella University Health Professions Rankings

There were 368 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Health Professions Master’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,832 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Capella University. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 112
Black or African American 525
Hispanic or Latino 200
White 1,392
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 592

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Capella University. 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
Mental & Social Health Services 1,529
Nursing 828
Health & Medical Administrative Services 626
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 525
Public Health 212
Medical Illustration & Informatics 203
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 41

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Personal Care Aides 75,830 $26,260
Registered Nurses 69,000 $78,920
Nursing Assistants 31,640 $33,710
Home Health Aides 22,380 $28,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 22,140 $62,070

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.

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