Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Capella University

If you plan to study mental health counseling/counselor, take a look at what Capella University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor section at the bottom of this page.

Capella University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Capella University does offer online education options in mental health counseling/counselor for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Capella University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at Capella University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health counseling/counselor majors at Capella University.

Capella University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

Of the 440 students who earned a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor from Capella University in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Capella University with a master's in mental health counseling/counselor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	200
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	104

Related Majors

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• Clinical/Medical Social Work
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

Careers That Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health counseling/counselor can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.