Flexible online nursing degrees: reimagine your career
Flexible online nursing degrees: reimagine your career
At Capella, it’s your degree on your terms. With support whenever you need it and flexible online learning, our nursing degrees are designed to help you make a difference in your career without letting go of other priorities. Explore the possibilities at Capella.
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With FlexPath, you can complete your RN-to-BSN program in 9 months and under $10,000 or earn your MSN in 14 months and under $15,000.*
*Based on fastest 25% of students. Your program length and cost will vary by transfer credits, the per-session cost and how quickly you complete courses. Books, supplies and other fees apply.
Online nursing programs
No GMAT or GRE required.
Choose your area of study
Bachelor's
RN-to-BSN*†
100% online coursework
Sample courses
- Assessment, Communication, and Collaboration
- Organizational and Systems Management for Quality Outcomes
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Vulnerable and Diverse Populations
- Nursing Leadership and Management
- Collaborative Group Process for Nursing Professionals
*FlexPath available
†AMP=Accelerated Master’s Pathway
Master's
This program includes online coursework experiences.
Specializations
- Care Coordination*
- Nursing Education*
- Nursing Informatics*
- Nursing Leadership and Administration*
- RN-to-MSN Care Coordination*
- RN-to-MSN Nursing Education*
- RN-to-MSN Nursing Informatics*
- RN-to-MSN Nursing Leadership and Administration*
*FlexPath available
These specializations include online and in-person coursework.
Specializations
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
Doctoral
This program includes online coursework experiences. With the Capella Tuition Cap, know your maximum tuition costs. Pay no more than $32,000* in tuition costs for your DNP.
Specializations
- DNP**
*Eligibility rules and exclusions apply. Connect with us for details.
**FlexPath available
Certificates
Choose one of the following certificate options:
- Care Coordination
- Nursing Informatics
- Nursing Leadership
Choose a learning format
We offer two online learning formats that are flexible, affordable and supportive. Choose from the more structured GuidedPath, available for all our programs, or FlexPath, our self-paced option available for select programs.
Follow our lead
We’ll set the weekly coursework schedule; you meet the deadlines.
Pay per course
The familiar way to pay for your tuition with price varying by courseload or term; pay for what you take.
Interactive setting
Online discussions with faculty and classmates, plus regular check-ins with your academic coach.
Self-paced
Set your own deadlines, move through courses at your own speed.
Pay per session
Take one or two core courses at a time and complete as many as you want in 12 weeks for one flat fee.*
1:1 engagement
Get learning support from tutors, detailed feedback from faculty and personalized planning from coaches.
*Books, supplies and other fees apply. Military Tuition Assistance (TA) is not available for FlexPath.
Accreditations & partnerships
Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Capella University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org)
Capella Progress Rewards are scholarships for eligible new or returning students, including $1K for a graduate certificate in nursing, $15K for the RN-to-BSN program, or $2.5K for an MSN. $5K Capella-Optum® Scholarships are for eligible new or returning students in the MSN-NP program. Eligibility rules and exclusions apply. Connect with us for details.
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Faculty & staff
Enrollment counselors
Academic coaches
Financial aid advisors
Scholar-practitioner faculty
Academic assistance
Tech support 24/7
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Career Development Center
Learning and study strategy tools
Financial resources
Assistance creating a financial plan
Employer and association discounts
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of nursing alumni agree that their degree has positioned them to achieve their professional ambitions.
Alumni Outcomes Survey, 2022–2023