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MS Master of Science

People with this degree often pursue senior-level positions in nonprofit agencies, corporations, government, or education. Learn More.

Capella’s online master’s degree programs are designed to deliver the knowledge, skills, and experience you need to succeed in such fields as:

  • Counseling.
  • Education.
  • Human resource management.
  • Human services.
  • Information technology
  • Leadership.
  • Psychology.
  • Public safety.

Our accomplished faculty members bring both academic credentials and current experience in their field, providing you with opportunities to benefit from their on-the-job expertise as well as the relevant, rigorous curriculum.

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School of Business and Technology

Human Resource Management
Information Technology
Leadership
Organizational Development

School of Education

Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Counseling
Addiction Counseling
Counseling Studies
Marriage and Family Therapy
Mental Health Counseling
School Counseling
Department of Psychology

School of Public Service Leadership

Human Services
Public Safety

MBA Master of Business Administration

Common careers for MBA graduates include management positions in accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, and other business functions. Learn More.

An MBA is a versatile, business-focused degree that can enhance your management capabilities and career advancement opportunities in a variety of corporate, government, education, and nonprofit settings, and within a variety of business functions.

Capella's online MBA features:

  • Practical content focused on relevant skills and job-related behaviors critical for success in today's competitive business world.
  • Access to a professional coach to help you set and achieve professional goals and transfer courseroom knowledge to the workplace.
  • A program designed to be completed in two years when enrolled full-time.

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MHA Master of Health Administration

Potential careers for MHA graduates include leadership positions in health clinics, hospitals, outpatient care centers, and other health care facilities. Learn More.

Advance your health care career by earning a master’s degree, the standard credential for most health care leadership positions.

Capella’s online Master of Health Administration (MHA) features:

  • A curriculum designed around the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) Competency Model™.
  • Collaborative, practice-based learning that incorporates industry best practices and the knowledge and skill sets expected by leading health care organizations.
  • Simulations, group problem-solving, and real-time coaching sessions to strengthen the collaboration and communication skills needed by health care leaders.
  • An assessment at the beginning and end of your program, which helps you focus on skills you can strengthen to improve your success as a health administrator.
Review of this program is pending in AZ, KS, KY, ND, SC, and TN.

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MPA Master of Public Administration

An MPA prepares you for management or leadership positions in government agencies, public service organizations, or public-private community networks. Learn More.

Capella's MPA is designed to strengthen both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills you need to be an effective public service leader. It features:

  • A curriculum developed around national public administration curriculum standards.
  • Participation in a rich, global network of experienced faculty and professional peers.
  • A multidisciplinary approach that includes insights from professionals in related fields, such as public safety and health care, who often collaborate with public administrators on complex public challenges.

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School of Public Service Leadership

Public Administration

MPH Master of Public Health

People with an MPH often pursue supervisory and managerial positions in government, private, or community public health or social service organizations. Learn More.

Capella's online MPH features:

  • An in-depth exploration of public health theories and practices.
  • A focus on enhancing the communication and collaboration skills you need to develop and implement effective public health programs and actions across professions and within communities.
  • A curriculum developed around national public health education standards.

The curriculum covers such areas as:

  • Health promotion.
  • Injury, disease, and epidemic prevention.
  • Environmental hazard identification.
  • Disaster response.
  • Health management.
  • Population-based research.
  • Community public health practices.

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MSN Master of Science Nursing

This program prepares registered nurses to pursue advanced nurse educator or clinical nurse leader positions in health care organizations, higher education, and the military. Learn More.

The curriculum incorporates the Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing established by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, with a focus on nursing education.

Topics covered in Capella’s MSN include:

  • Advanced nursing concepts, theories, research, and practice.
  • Health care policy and regulations.
  • Health care information systems and technology.
  • Management and leadership in professional nursing practice.
  • Ethical and legal standards in health care.

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School of Public Service Leadership

Nursing
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