Private nonprofit · Phoenix, Arizona
Grand Canyon University: cost, debt and earnings by major
80 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $21,509
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 54%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 73,371
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $24,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 6.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $21,512 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $23,979 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,488 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (43)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$103,884
- Computer Science$88,308
- Mechanical Engineering$86,834
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$85,864
- Homeland Security$84,553
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$83,187 (1 yr)
- Computer Programming$83,106 (1 yr)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$81,661
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$79,175
- Finance and Financial Management Services$72,124
- Accounting and Related Services$67,067
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$65,905 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,828
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,328
- Marketing$60,303
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$59,281
- Security Science and Technology$57,384
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,597
- Political Science and Government$56,495
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,600
- Communication and Media Studies$54,622
- Biology, General$54,433
- History$54,209
- Social Work$53,716
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$52,783
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$51,490
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$51,082
- Special Education and Teaching$50,892
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$50,797 (1 yr)
- Hospitality Administration/Management$49,703
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,531
- Human Services, General$48,766
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$47,821
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,057 (1 yr)
- Community Organization and Advocacy$46,973
- Religious Education$45,165
- Design and Applied Arts$44,856 (1 yr)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$44,335
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$43,469
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$42,219
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$40,774 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$37,142
- Literature$36,986
Master's programs (25)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$123,688
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$107,641
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$93,798
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$89,393
- Accounting and Related Services$86,862
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$85,428 (1 yr)
- Education, General$78,699
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$78,310
- Public Administration$76,752
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$75,799
- Educational Administration and Supervision$73,501
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$69,839
- Security Science and Technology$69,084 (1 yr)
- Public Health$68,242
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$63,874
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$61,774 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,712
- Marketing$61,699
- Special Education and Teaching$60,336
- Psychology, Other$59,759
- Curriculum and Instruction$58,811
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$58,045
- Communication and Media Studies$56,948 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$56,764
- Religious Education$52,623
Doctoral programs (5)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$150,205
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$126,722 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$94,079
- Educational Administration and Supervision$91,300
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$67,876
First professional programs (1)
Graduate certificate programs (6)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$140,016
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,486 (1 yr)
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$65,245
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$61,780
- Psychology, Other$56,601
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$44,550 (1 yr)