Education at Capella University

If you are interested in studying education, 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.

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

Capella University Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

There were 423 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Education Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Capella University, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	102
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	311
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
Educational Administration	446
Student Counseling	361
Teacher Education Grade Specific	204
General Education	133
Curriculum & Instruction	116
Instructional Media Design	73
Special Education	51
Teacher Education Subject Specific	47
Other Education	24
Teaching English or French	8

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	34,800	$32,120
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500

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.