Online Degrees and Programs at Grand Canyon University

Online Program Overview

Grand Canyon University offers 166 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 129 major programs - 2 Certificate, 40 Bachelors, 53 Masters, 7 Doctorate, and 27 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $17,263 for undergraduate programs and $11,124 for graduate programs.

Total 77,293 students out of total 101,816 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 25,511 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Grand Canyon University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameGrand Canyon University
TypeFour-year, Private (for-profit)
Address3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Online Students77,293 Enrolled Online Exclusively
14,264 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$17,263
Graduate Tuition & Fees$11,124
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total129 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Bachelors40 Programs
Masters53 Programs
Doctorate7 Programs
Post-Graduate27 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Grand Canyon University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,263 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $11,124 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $465 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $606 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$17,176$17,181$17,189$17,205$17,263
Graduate$11,074$11,436$11,538$11,638$11,124
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$460$463$469$461$465
Graduate$565$585$590$598$606

Online Programs By Area of Study

Grand Canyon University offers 166 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 129 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 40 Bachelors, 53 Masters, 7 Doctorate, 27 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs2NOT OFFERED40 53727
Overall Programs2NOT OFFERED75 55727

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Grand Canyon University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 129 NOT OFFERED 2
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 193 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 50 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 257 210 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 59 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 152 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 500 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 557 209 NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 297 NOT OFFERED 3
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 73 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 154 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 458 871 NOT OFFERED 3
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 169 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 142 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 143 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 774 682 NOT OFFERED 4
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 617 NOT OFFERED 7
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 84
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 176 615 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 123 NOT OFFERED 6
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 504 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57 NOT OFFERED 5
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 97 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 107 NOT OFFERED 1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 160 NOT OFFERED 21
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 72 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 165 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bible/Biblical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Religious EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 94 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Divinity/MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 141 NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 789 NOT OFFERED 78
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 117 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 217 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 377 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 234 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 359 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Digital ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 89 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 325 167 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 6
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 293 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 82 203 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 528 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 65
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 293 NOT OFFERED 37
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 187 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 557 NOT OFFERED 4
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 610 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 153 NOT OFFERED 16
Public Health/Community Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 117 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Critical Care NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68 NOT OFFERED 23
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 202 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,578 1,493 33 ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 80 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Risk ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 74 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 115 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 331 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 126 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Grand Canyon University, there are 101,816 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 91,557 students were attending classes through distance learning (77,293 students are enrolled exclusively and 14,264 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment101,816
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses77,293
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses14,264
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses10,259

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 77,293 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 12,739 Arizona Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 64,224 students living in the U.S. States other than Arizona, and 328 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses77,293
Arizona Resident12,739
Other State In U.S.64,226
Outside of U.S.328
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses77,293
Undergraduate43,141
Graduate34,152
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses43,141
Degree/Certificate Seeking42,012
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1,129
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