Psychology at Capella University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Capella University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,589 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Capella University Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Capella University does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Psychology Rankings

There were 166 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 1,589 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Capella University in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	319
Hispanic or Latino	229
White	788
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	179

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1,537
General Psychology	194
Child Development & Psychology	143

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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.