Master's Degree Programs
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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.
- Higher 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
School of Education
Education
Higher Education
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Counseling
Career Counseling
Addiction Counseling
Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy
Mental Health Counseling
School Counseling
Studies in Human Behavior
Department of Psychology
Psychology
School of Public Service Leadership
Human Services
Public Safety
MBA Master of Business Administration
Common careers for MBA graduates include management positions in corporate, small business, government, education, and nonprofit organizations. Learn More.
Capella's online MBA is a versatile, business-focused degree designed to advance your career by making you a strong leader and manager. Features include:
- A rigorous curriculum that integrates the study of core business disciplines with the advanced leadership and professional skills needed to excel in high-performing, global organizations.
- Ample opportunities to personalize your MBA experience by choosing from 11 specializations, including a General Business Administration specialization that maximizes your elective choices.
- A wide range of resources, including the MBA Central portal and mobile applications, to help you achieve your academic goals and translate your knowledge into on-the-job success.
- A program designed to be completed in two years, taking one course each six-week session, or in less time if you enroll in multiple courses each session or receive credit for prior course work or certifications.
The MBA program has changed. For details, see the University Catalog.
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School of Business and Technology
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 ND.
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School of Public Service Leadership
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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School of Public Service Leadership
Public Health
MNML Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership
People with an MNML often pursue nonprofit leadership positions, may wish to start their own nonprofit, or are considering a career change into the nonprofit sector. Learn More.
Capella's online MNML features:
- A curriculum designed around industry standards for nonprofit management education, including the graduate curriculum guidelines established by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC).
- Course work focused on leadership challenges and approaches specific to nonprofit organizations, such as organizational and community collaboration, programming with a cultural context, and developing innovative solutions to community problems.
- Simulations, group problem-solving, and real-time coaching sessions to strengthen the collaboration and communication skills needed by nonprofit leaders.
- An optional 10-week project at the end of the program that allows you to apply your learning within a nonprofit organization.
Review of this program is pending in TN.
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School of Public Service Leadership
MSN Master of Science in 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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