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Capella University
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS HEALTH CARE & NURSING

Make an Impact

As a nursing or health care professional, you'll be able to make a real difference in people's lives and within health care organizations. With a bachelor's in health care or nursing, you'll deepen your knowledge and broaden your perspective in the complex world of health care. Capella University will help prepare you for career opportunities as the demand in these professions continue to grow.

Browse all Bachelor's programs in Nursing and Health Care
Browse all Doctoral, Master's and Certificate programs in Nursing and Health Care

Career Opportunities

Health Care Degrees

You'll be able to make an important impact as a leader in health care institutions, insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms, and other health-focused organizations. You'll gain the sought-after skills required in the healthcare industry including business management, marketing, human resources, communication and finance.

Nursing Degrees

With a RN-to-BSN or RN-to-MSN, you'll be ready to meet the growing demand for nurses in hospital systems, clinics, and other health care settings.

Experience Virtual Leadership

Riverbend City, Capella's unique, cutting-edge simulation is used in every public service program. By participating online in various real-life scenarios, you will practice and build critical skills necessary to lead in public service. The activities in Riverbend City are directly linked to skills and competencies within each Capella program. Capella is the only university to offer this virtual simulation.

Visit Riverbend City

Between 2010 and 2020 there will be 5.6 million job openings in health care occupations.
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Capella & Sophia

Capella University has partnered with Sophia on new and innovative ways to tackle your general education requirements. By taking courses at Sophia, you can work toward covering Capella's required content. After enrolling at Capella, you may then qualify to receive college credit for your Sophia courses through a well-accepted prior learning assessment process.

With the unique Sophia Pathways for College CreditTM, you can save up to $10,000 on your Capella degree, earn your degree sooner by completing Sophia and Capella courses at the same time, and enjoy self-paced, online flexibility for your coursework.

Call an Enrollment Counselor or visit Sophia to learn more.

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