Information Technology at Capella University

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Capella University stacks up to those at other schools.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 38,930. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from Capella University.

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

Capella University Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT
• Doctorate Degree in IT

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.

Capella University does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how Capella University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Capella University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
	5
Most Focused Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
	10
	17
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Information Technology Schools	58
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	60
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	395

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in IT from Capella University. This makes it the #87 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in IT, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Capella University since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Capella University Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Information Technology from Capella University in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 28 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Informatics
• Other Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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 and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460
Computer Network Architects	3,150	$110,330

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.