Religious Education at Grand Canyon University

If you plan to study religious education, take a look at what Grand Canyon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 students received their master's degree in religious ed.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Education section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Religious Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Grand Canyon University offers distance education options for religious ed at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Rankings

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religious ed majors at Grand Canyon University.

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Master’s Program

Of the 126 students who graduated with a master’s in religious ed from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

In the religious ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a master's in religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Philosophy and Religion Professors	170	$84,050
Religious Activities and Education Directors	120	$54,840

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.