Registered Nursing at Capella University
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 Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Capella University Registered Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Capella University
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Capella University.
Capella University Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Capella University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 364 |
Black or African American | 1,470 |
Hispanic or Latino | 608 |
White | 2,616 |
International Students | 51 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 452 |
Capella University Registered Nursing Master’s Program

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
- Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- Clinical Nurse Leader
- Nursing Practice
- Nursing Administration
Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into
A degree in registered nursing 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 |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 69,000 | $78,920 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.