Public safety

Step forward to lead with foresight and skill

• Capella’s public safety faculty has substantial working experience in organizations such as the FBI, New York Police Department, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Customs.
• Our curriculum is built around the reality of interagency collaboration—you need to work effectively with other disciplines in order to lead well in your own organization.
• The Public Safety programs align with standards set by the National Security Agency (NSA) for information security.
• Earn a strong academic credential from an online university well suited for professionals whose work does not always follow the clock.

Capella's public safety degree programs recognized by Quality Matters™

Capella University is committed to implementing the Quality Matters™ standards for the design of our public safety courses, and we are systematically building and evaluating our courses based on these collaboratively developed, research-supported standards. The Quality Matters standards assure that these courses provide learners with the tools and information they need to succeed.

Quality Matters Executive Director Ron Legon discusses Capella and Quality Matters (video)

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Public safety specializations

PhD

• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management
• Public Safety Leadership

MS

• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management
• Public Safety Leadership

BS

• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management
• Homeland Security
• Security Management

Certificates

• Criminal Justice

Additional specializations for public safety professionals

PhD

• General Organization and Management
• General Human Services
• General Psychology
• Information Technology - General Information Technology
• Information Technology - Information Assurance and Security
• Organization and Management - Human Resource Management
• Organization and Management - Leadership
• Professional Studies in Education

MS

• General Human Services
• General Psychology
• Human Resource Management - General Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Management - Human Capital Management
• Human Resource Management - Industrial and Labor Relations
• Human Resource Management - Legal Studies
• Information Technology - General Information Technology
• Information Technology - Information Assurance and Security
• Organization and Management - General Organization and Management
• Organization and Management - Human Resource Management
• Organizational Development - General Organizational Development
• Organization and Management - Leadership
• Professional Studies in Education

MBA

• General Business Administration

BS

• General Information Technology
• Human Resource Management

Certificates

• Human Resource Management
• Information Assurance and Security Certificate
• Public Safety Leadership