Grand Canyon University Graduate Programs

Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The city atmosphere of Phoenix makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Grand Canyon University?

Contact details for Grand Canyon University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone:	800-800-9776
Website:	www.gcu.edu

Grand Canyon University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 37,202 graduate students at Grand Canyon University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grand Canyon University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,505
Black or African American	9,439
Hispanic or Latino	6,129
White	16,561
International Students	304
Other Races/Ethnicities	3,264

Geographic Diversity

Arizona students aren't the only ones who study at Grand Canyon University. At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 92 countries are represented at Grand Canyon University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Grand Canyon University

There are 105 bachelor’s degree and 138 master’s degree programs available online at Grand Canyon University. In 2022-2023, 91,557 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Grand Canyon University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Grand Canyon University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	8%
Computer & Information Sciences	6%
English Language & Literature	2%
Health Professions	2%
History	17%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	8%
Public Administration & Social Service	8%
Social Sciences	5%
Visual & Performing Arts	9%

Grand Canyon University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	114	2,208	4	2,326
Nursing	42	1,849	295	2,186
Business Administration & Management	24	1,871	35	1,930
Mental & Social Health Services	107	1,237	1	1,345
Special Education	0	1,323	0	1,323
Educational Administration	0	998	259	1,257
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8	1,077	0	1,085
Other Psychology	89	808	0	897
General Education	0	360	0	360
Computer Information Systems	0	291	0	291
Public Administration	0	238	0	238
Teaching English or French	12	209	0	221
Curriculum & Instruction	0	205	0	205
Health & Medical Administrative Services	11	182	0	193
General Psychology	0	0	187	187
Instructional Media Design	0	179	0	179
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	142	0	142
Public Health	0	131	0	131
Communication & Media Studies	2	128	0	130
Information Technology	0	113	0	113
Accounting	0	108	0	108
Religious Education	0	103	0	103
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	98	0	98
Student Counseling	0	38	0	38
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	37	0	37
Security Science and Technology	0	26	0	26
Health Sciences & Services	18	0	0	18
Statistics	0	18	0	18
Marketing	0	14	0	14
Biblical Studies	13	0	0	13
Computer Science	0	7	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	0
General Biology	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	440	13,998	781	15,219

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.