Project Management at Capella University

What traits are you looking for in a project management school? To help you decide if Capella University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's project management program.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 37,171. Of the 775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Capella University in 2019, 64 of them were project management majors.

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

Capella University Project Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management
• Master’s Degree in Project Management
• Doctorate Degree in Project Management

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 project management at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Project Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the project management 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 project management major at Capella University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Project Management. 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 Focused Project Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Project Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Project Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Project Management Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Project Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online Project Management Schools	6
Most Focused Project Management Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Project Management Schools	72

In 2019, 122 students received their master’s degree in project management from Capella University. This makes it the #2 most popular school for project management master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in project management, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Project Management Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Project Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in project management from Capella University in 2019, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical project management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at Capella University since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in project management at Capella University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Capella University Project Management Master’s Program

The project management program at Capella University awarded 122 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	59
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in project management. In 2019, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Organizational Leadership
• Interior Design Management
• Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• General Business Administration and Management

Careers That Project Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in project management 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
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380

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.