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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.

14,377 Master's Degrees
829 Doctor's Degrees

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Grand Canyon University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Grand Canyon University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Biblical Studies Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Grand Canyon University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools College Factual
#2 Best Religious Education Schools College Factual
#4 Best Human Services Schools College Factual
#15 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools College Factual
#36 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#85 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is Grand Canyon University?

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GrandCanyonU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcu

Grand Canyon University Graduate Student Diversity

39,675 Graduate Students
77% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 39,675 graduate students at Grand Canyon University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,588
Black or African American 10,325
Hispanic or Latino 6,253
White 17,548
International Students 281
Other Races/Ethnicities 3,680

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

85,087 Took All Classes Online
95,569 Took At Least One Class Online
9.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 95,569 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.

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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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Grand Canyon University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at Grand Canyon University was $10,124 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Grand Canyon University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Communication & Media Studies #1 #1
Mental & Social Health Services #1 #1
Statistics #1 #1
Other Psychology #1 #1
Religious Education #1 #1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #4 #4
Marketing #4 #4
Student Counseling #4 #4
Teaching English or French #4 #4
Social Work #4 #4
Theological & Ministerial Studies #9 #9
Communication & Journalism #10 #7
Special Education #10 #10
Public Health #10 #7
Mathematics & Statistics #10 #4
Computer & Information Sciences #12 #12
Information Technology #13 #10
Instructional Media Design #13 #10
Psychology #13 #13
Computer Science #15 #9
Teacher Education Subject Specific #15 #15
Curriculum & Instruction #19 #19
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #19 #16
Public Administration & Social Service #19 #19
Public Administration #19 #19
General Education #20 #20
General Psychology #20 #17
Computer Information Systems #21 #21
Health & Medical Administrative Services #21 #18
Theology & Religious Vocations #21 #21
Accounting #22 #22
Nursing #22 #22
Criminal Justice & Corrections #27 #25
Business Administration & Management #39 #36

Online Growth Rankings of Grand Canyon University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Grand Canyon University was 9.7%. This is the #376 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Grand Canyon University regardless of major.

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
Biblical Studies 20%
Education 2%
Educational Administration 6%
General Education 8%
General Psychology 17%
Health Sciences & Services 17%
Information Technology 18%
Other Psychology 14%
Psychology 14%
Public Health 21%
Special Education 5%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 24%
Teaching English or French 17%
Theological & Ministerial Studies 28%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Grand Canyon University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Grand Canyon University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Statistics #7
Other Psychology #11
Religious Education #22
Computer Science #24
Health Sciences & Services #25
Communication & Media Studies #29
Mathematics & Statistics #32
Marketing #33
Social Work #38
Biblical Studies #39
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #47
Teaching English or French #56
Student Counseling #58
General Education #60
Criminal Justice & Corrections #69
Mental & Social Health Services #78
Communication & Journalism #80
Computer Information Systems #85
Curriculum & Instruction #85
Public Administration #89
Theology & Religious Vocations #90
Public Health #92
Information Technology #97
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #118
Accounting #122
Instructional Media Design #123
Teacher Education Subject Specific #136
Health & Medical Administrative Services #137
Teacher Education Grade Specific #139
Psychology #139
Special Education #152
Public Administration & Social Service #158
Nursing #181
Computer & Information Sciences #192
Educational Administration #202
Education #395
Health Professions #410
Business Administration & Management #411
Business, Management & Marketing #483

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 71 2,329 4 2,404
Nursing 76 1,935 368 2,379
Business Administration & Management 19 1,793 22 1,834
Special Education 0 1,624 0 1,624
Mental & Social Health Services 87 1,164 0 1,251
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5 1,200 0 1,205
Educational Administration 0 908 268 1,176
Other Psychology 127 774 0 901
General Education 0 707 0 707
Computer Information Systems 0 280 0 280
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3 243 0 246
Public Administration 0 221 0 221
Teaching English or French 11 206 0 217
General Psychology 0 0 167 167
Instructional Media Design 0 159 0 159
Information Technology 0 135 0 135
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 126 0 126
Religious Education 0 126 0 126
Accounting 0 121 0 121
Communication & Media Studies 0 115 0 115
Public Health 0 112 0 112
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 47 0 47
Marketing 0 26 0 26
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 25 0 25
Biblical Studies 15 0 0 15
Health Sciences & Services 12 0 0 12
Curriculum & Instruction 0 1 0 1
Computer Science 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 426 14,377 829 15,632

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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