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Certificate Programs Your stepping stone to new opportunities

Update your skill set, build knowledge in specialized areas and explore learning options that fit your goals. Enroll in a graduate certificate program or an individual course designed to help you strengthen your expertise in the field.

Targeted learning that supports your career goals

An online graduate certificate can be an important step between your current job and future possibilities. Develop career-ready skills to take on more complex projects, create opportunities for career growth or explore a new career in your field.

Online graduate certificates

Learning format

certificate 10,9,7,8,2
masters 8,10,12,2,1,26,9,7
bachelors 1,2,7,8,10,26
doctoral 8,12,7,2,10,26,1
certificate
masters 8,2,10,7
bachelors 2,7,1,10,8
doctoral 2,10,12

Individual courses

Move closer toward your goals, one course at a time. Take an individual Capella course in select subject areas, including counseling, psychology, health administration, public health and business.

Ready to earn a graduate certificate?

Our comprehensive university guide provides information to help you choose your online certificate.

Accredited and recognized

Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Accreditation provides the assurance we meet standards for quality of faculty, curriculum, student services and fiscal stability. See all our accreditations and recognitions.

Why choose Capella for your certificate?

With an online certificate from Capella, you can build skills and knowledge that could open doors to new possibilities.

Put your skills to action

A combination of theoretical coursework and practical knowledge puts you in position to apply your knowledge directly in the field.  

Learn from faculty experts

Our scholar-practitioner faculty members bring the latest theories and practices into the courseroom.
 

Rigorous, not impossible

Our curriculum challenges your mind and advances your knowledge as you prepare to pursue your goals.

Ways to save

Grants and military benefits may be available to help you pay for your certificate. Talk with one of our financial aid advisors today.

Questions about our graduate certificates? Start here.

Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an institutional accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit degree granting colleges and universities. Select bachelor’s degree programs have earned specialized accreditations. Learn more about Capella’s accredited programs and specializations.

Capella University faculty are scholar-practitioners who are active in their respective fields and specially trained in online instruction. Our faculty bring real-world experience to the curriculum, evaluate student work and are available when students have questions or want feedback.

The length of time to complete your certificate will depend on many factors. Connect with our enrollment specialists to learn more.

Grants and military benefits may be available to help you pay for your certificate.

Applying to Capella University is easy. First, review the admission requirements for certificates, then apply online in a few steps.  

Our faculty practice what they teach

Our faculty work at Fortune 1000 companies, run their own businesses, publish scholarly works and present within their professional fields. Specially trained in online instruction, they bring current best practices and real-world experience to the courseroom and our career-focused curriculum, so you can learn the skills employers value.

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