Build On Your Experience

As a nursing or health care professional, you're already dedicated to making a difference in people's lives. With an advanced degree from Capella University, you can make even more of an impact as you deepen your perspective and gain the skills to become an expert in the complex world of health care. Capella will prepare you for career opportunities as demand in these professions continues to grow.

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Endorsed by Employers

Employers, including hospitals, clinics and care centers, recognize that Capella degree programs are designed for on-the-job impact. Hundreds of organizations, including national nursing associations and more than 30 health care providers are aligned with Capella as an education partner. Tuition discounts from these employers can make your degree more affordable.

Earn Free Continuing Education Credit

Celebrate National Nurses Week—and earn 1 free contact hour—with an on-demand webcast* from Capella. In this 60-minute program, a panel of health care experts explores how nurse leaders can drive innovations in health care access and quality. Watch the webcast.

* The webcast activity is approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

On-the-Job Impact

Capella's nursing and health care programs are designed to deliver skills you can apply directly to your health care career. Through nursing field experiences, simulations, or real-life action projects, you'll quickly gain the transformational leadership skills and competencies to make an impact in your organization.

The BSN, MSN, and DNP degree programs at Capella University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036, (202) 887-6791

Capella is proud to be aligned with the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL). Capella's health administration programs are designed around NCHL outcome-based competencies so that you can document the critical skill sets you have gained.

By integrating the NCHL's Health Leadership Competency Model, Capella's MHA and DHA programs meet the health care profession's standards for management and leadership education.

Capella University is a proud educational alliance partner with the American Nurses Association. As an ANA member, you're eligible for a 10% tuition reduction on Capella courses.

Career Opportunities

Advanced Health Care Degrees

With an advanced degree in health care, you can choose to focus on leadership, management, operations, policy, administration, and more. You'll be able to make an important impact as a leader in public health, health care institutions, insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, and other health-focused organizations.

Advanced Nursing Degrees

With an RN-to-MSN or Master of Science in Nursing, you can choose to study an area of interest such as education, diabetes, general nursing, nursing leadership, or gerontology.

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An MSN can boost your earnings dramatically: on average, those with a bachelor's degree in nursing see a 43% earnings boosts once they earn their graduate degree.

Georgetown University-Center on Education and the Workforce. Study Title: Healthcare, What's it Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors. Report is based on data from the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS). (pg 123)

Capella University is committed to supporting military service men and women as they progress toward their educational goals.

Distinguished Faculty

Nursing

Every member of Capella's nursing faculty has a master's in nursing as well as a doctoral degree combined with leadership experience, and backgrounds in frontline nursing.

Health Care

Capella's Health Care staff are experienced faculty has tackled issues across the nation as leaders of regional, national and international organizations including:

Major Hospital Systems
Health Care and Legal Nurse Consulting
Acute Care Providers
Pharmaceutical Companies
Public Health Care Organizations
Veteran's Administration

VIDEO: Expert Faculty

Lonnie Wederski, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN

Director of Nursing and Health Care

VIDEO: Leading the way

Barb Schreiner, PhD, RN, CDE, BC-ADM

Core Nursing Faculty

VIDEO: NCHL Competency Model

Capella's Health Care Administration programs align to NCHL Competencies