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Registered Nursing at Capella University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Capella University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3,199 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Capella University.

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

Capella University Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Capella University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Capella University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. 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 Online Registered Nursing Schools 2
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 6
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 46
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 78
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 86
105
Best Registered Nursing Schools 129
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 132
142
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 142
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 159
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 206
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 326
346
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 424

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Capella University. This makes it the #132 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

90% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at Capella University awarded 3,199 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 170
Black or African American 572
Hispanic or Latino 291
White 1,577
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 582

Capella University Registered Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Registered Nursing from Capella University in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Capella University, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

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