Graduate School Tuition at Grand Canyon University

Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Phoenix, AZ.
It offers 89 graduate programs - 55 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 20 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $11,124 for all graduate students. A total of 35,047 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 101,816 students at GCU.
GCU offers online graduate programs and 34,152 out of 35,047 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find GCU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,124. It offers eighty-nine (89) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameGrand Canyon University
TypeFour-year, Private (for-profit)
Address3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Graduate School Students37,202 students
34,152 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$11,124
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 89 Graduate Programs
55 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 27 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Grand Canyon University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Grand Canyon University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,124 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $606.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$10,138
Fees$986
Cost per Credit$606
Books & Supplies$750
Room & Board$11,162 (On-Campus) / $11,162 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,300 (On-Campus) / $4,300 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$27,336
Off-Campus Total$27,336
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$11,074$11,436$11,538$11,638$11,124

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Grand Canyon University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 89 major areas - 55 Master's (53 online programs), 7 Doctorate (7 online programs), 20 Post-Bachelor's (20 online programs), 7 Post-Master's (7 online programs). 12,391 students have been conferred Master's degree and 606 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total12,391606224193
Men2,7551374431
Women9,636469180162

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marketing/Marketing ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science115ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting80ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Project ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 27ONLINE NOT OFFER
Business Administration and Management1,493ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Critical Care Nursing68ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 23ONLINE
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing117ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing153ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16ONLINE
Nursing Administration610ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse557ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE
Dietetics/DietitianONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health187ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)293ONLINE NOT OFFER 37ONLINE NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor528ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER 65ONLINE
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling19ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling203ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management167ONLINE ONLINE 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Health and WellnessNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 15ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work30ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Administration234ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Science and Technology29ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism24ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies117ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology (other)789ONLINE NOT OFFER 78ONLINE NOT OFFER
PsychologyNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Divinity/Ministry41ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religious Education94ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bible/Biblical StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9ONLINE 1ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics30ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software Engineering1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor160ONLINE NOT OFFER 21ONLINE NOT OFFER
History Teacher Education107ONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Chemistry Teacher Education35ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher Education97ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Science Teacher Education57ONLINE NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education504ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education8 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education123ONLINE NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching615ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 84ONLINE
Secondary Education and Teaching617ONLINE NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching682ONLINE NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services143ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs76ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism169ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching871ONLINE NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology154ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration73ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision297ONLINE NOT OFFER 3ONLINE ONLINE
Educational Leadership and Administration557ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction500ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance152ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Programming/Programmer4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology210ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Sciences50ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication129ONLINE NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

GCU graduate schools have a total of 37,202 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 8,384 male and 28,818 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2 full-time and 37,200 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 34,152 students enrolled through online exclusively and 9 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 16,561 White, 9,439 Black, and 1,505 Asian students are attending at Grand Canyon University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

132 grad students are younger than 22 and 14,274 students are older than 65. It has 9,692 students aged between 22 and 30 and 10,949 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total37,202
Men8,384
Women28,818
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total37,202
Full-time Students2
Part-time Students37,200
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total37,202
American Indian /
Native American
383
Asian1,505
Black9,439
Hispanic6,129
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
193
White16,561
Two or more races1,114
Un-Known1,574
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total37,202
21 & Under132
22-242,766
25-296,926
30-345,901
35-395,048
40 & Over14,274

Online Population

At Grand Canyon University graduate schools, 34,152 students enrolled online exclusively and 9 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment35,047
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses34,152
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses9
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses886
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses34,152
Arizona Resident5,752
Other State In U.S.28,269
Outside of U.S.131
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