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Capella University Master’s in Psychology

Psychology is a program of study at Capella University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Psychology from Capella University Cost?

Capella University Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Capella University paid an average of $547 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,767	$14,767

Does Capella University Offer an Online Master’s in Psychology?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the psychology master’s degree program at Capella University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Capella University Online Learning page.

Capella University Master’s Student Diversity for Psychology

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 1,294 students received their master’s degree in psychology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 86.6% of the psychology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in psychology at Capella University in 2019-2020, 36.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	221
Hispanic or Latino	168
Native American or Alaska Native	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
White	616
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	229

Master’s in Psychology Focus Areas at Capella University

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	94
Child Development & Psychology	125
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1,075

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.