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Set your clients up for success. How? By expanding your ability to help individuals, couples, or families. Our counseling and therapy master’s or doctoral degrees or certificates can help you do just that. You’ll gain insights and practical skills from experienced scholar-practitioners. We offer programs to help you specialize in addiction, mental health, school counseling, and marriage and family therapy to help clients overcome obstacles.
Move closer toward your goals, one course at a time. Take an individual Capella course in subject areas including counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, nursing, business, and more.
Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Accreditation and recognitions provide the assurance we meet standards for quality of faculty, curriculum, learner services, and fiscal stability. See all of our accreditations and recognitions.
Capella University’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, MS in Mental Health Counseling and MS in School Counseling programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) through March 31, 2028.
The Capella University MS in School Counseling is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
The MS in Marriage and Family Therapy program at Capella University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), 112 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 703-838-9808, [email protected].
Meeting the highest standards
Capella’s specialized accreditations and professional recognitions show our commitment to the highest standards in education.
Programs that fit your life
Tackle coursework on your schedule with 24/7 online access to your courseroom anytime, anywhere.
The right support
Reach your goals with the help of our support teams—including those dedicated to licensure and fieldwork requirements.
Alumni approved
90% of alumni with a master‘s in counseling are satisfied with their Capella education.
Alumni Outcomes Survey 2022-2023.
Focused on what you need to know
Our degrees and certificates deliver the skills you need to help achieve meaningful outcomes with your clients.
Learn how career opportunities in each field differ, and where there are similarities.
Explore paths and programs that leverage your unique interests to help build a better world.