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Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesPrivate for-profit HLCACBSPOnline degrees

Capella University is an online university based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, owned by Strategic Education, Inc. Its School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration offers an online BS in Business with specializations, an MBA and a Doctor of Business Administration, in a self-paced FlexPath format and a quarter-based GuidedPath format.

Verified online business degrees

3 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 1 master's, 1 doctoral). The institution may offer more online degrees than we have verified.

Capella University

Online Bachelor of Science in Business

Bachelor'sBSEnglish-taughtFull degreeBachelor of Science in Business
Subject: Business Administration · Accounting (concentration) · Finance (concentration)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Asynchronous · Flexible pace
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 180 credits (institution's own system)
Tuition: Tuition: US$375 per credit · All online students — GuidedPath, 1000-2000 level courses
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Capella University

Self-Designed MBA

Master'sMBAEnglish-taughtMaster of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Asynchronous · Flexible pace
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 45 credits (institution's own system)
Tuition: Tuition: US$855 per credit · All online students — GuidedPath
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Capella University

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Asynchronous · Flexible pace
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 90 credits (institution's own system)
Tuition: Tuition: US$800 per credit · All online students — GuidedPath coursework
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Recognition and accreditation

Legal recognition

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1997 · next review 08/31/2033

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Authority in United States

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

The institution states: “Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.” Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

    Business-school accreditation — Accredited

    “ACBSP has accredited Capella University business programs and select specializations.”

    Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Legal recognition is what allows an institution to award degrees in its own country. Business-school accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA and others) are voluntary quality reviews of the business school and do not automatically cover every program. None of these guarantees that a degree is recognized for employment or further study in every other country.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Who can enroll

Where online students may enroll from, as the institution publishes it. Eligibility, recognition notes and professional-body statements are separate questions.

International students

  • International students may study online; those living outside the U.S. are not provided a visa and are not eligible for financial aid.
    Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and tuition discounts

University-wide awards and rates published for online students. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

  • Scholarship for international students Institutional scholarship

    Eligibility: Eligible international, non-U.S. citizen students in select programs, including non-U.S. citizens living overseas and studying online

    How to apply: Contact Capella for details

    Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope.
  • MBA specializations in Health Care Management, Human Resource Management and Project Management (Master of Business Administration)Specializations outside the eight subjects; the MBA itself is recorded once (Self-Designed MBA).Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • PhD in Business ManagementNot listed in Capella's current doctoral program directory; the only listed business doctorate is the DBA.Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Capella University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Main location
Capella Tower, 225 S. 6th St., 9th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, United States
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. capella.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. capella.edu/admissions-requirements/international-students/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. capella.edu/contact-us/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. capella.edu/online-business-degrees/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. capella.edu/online-business-degrees/doctor-of-business-administration-program/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. capella.edu/online-business-degrees/mba-program/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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