Finance at Capella University

If you are interested in studying finance, you may want to check out the program at Capella University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 38,930. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from Capella University.

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

Capella University Finance Degrees Available

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

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for finance at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Finance Rankings

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

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 finance major at Capella University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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
	5
	7
	34
	112
	139
	148
	165
	477

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in finance from Capella University. This makes it the #112 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in finance, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Finance Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Capella University, about 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Capella University since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance 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 finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Capella University Finance Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in finance from Capella University in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 72% 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 finance.

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

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Financial Managers	15,610	$133,970
Loan Officers	7,740	$79,420
Financial Analysts	6,320	$93,160
Chief Executives	5,970	$195,320

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.