Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona · Private, for-profit
Graduate earnings
45of 45 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Arizona high-school graduate (about $36,492 a year).
45 of 71 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 26: 23 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 4 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 57 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$22,472 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$22,472 a year
About $89,888 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $18,557 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,763 |
| $48k to $75k | $21,712 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,471 |
| $110k and up | $25,701 |
| All families (average) | $22,472 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Arizona high-school graduate ($36,492 a year).
78 of 128 programs could be assessed 61% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $103,884 | +$67,392 | clears the bar | $17,188 | 0.3 yrs | 3,721 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $56,764 | +$20,272 | above HS line | $31,340 | 1.5 yrs | 1,914 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,828 | +$29,336 | clears the bar | $24,999 | 0.9 yrs | 1,595 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $123,688 | +$87,196 | above HS line | $32,443 | 0.4 yrs | 1,505 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $89,393 | +$52,901 | above HS line | $33,911 | 0.6 yrs | 1,493 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $60,336 | +$23,844 | above HS line | $31,690 | 1.3 yrs | 1,116 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,531 | +$13,039 | clears the bar | $30,921 | 2.4 yrs | 1,069 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $58,045 | +$21,553 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.9 yrs | 1,043 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,766 | +$12,274 | clears the bar | $26,963 | 2.2 yrs | 1,014 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $63,874 | +$27,382 | above HS line | $21,180 | 0.8 yrs | 931 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $73,501 | +$37,009 | above HS line | $26,235 | 0.7 yrs | 927 |
| Psychology, Other | Master's Degree | $59,759 | +$23,267 | above HS line | $30,180 | 1.3 yrs | 789 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,892 | +$14,400 | clears the bar | $40,811 | 2.8 yrs | 600 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,490 | +$14,998 | clears the bar | $31,432 | 2.1 yrs | 553 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $58,811 | +$22,319 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 500 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $46,973 | +$10,481 | clears the bar | $36,645 | 3.5 yrs | 377 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,716 | +$17,224 | clears the bar | $28,245 | 1.6 yrs | 363 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,328 | +$23,836 | clears the bar | $32,250 | 1.4 yrs | 337 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $60,303 | +$23,811 | clears the bar | $23,987 | 1.0 yrs | 336 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,175 | +$42,683 | clears the bar | $23,271 | 0.5 yrs | 293 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $55,600 | +$19,108 | clears the bar | $26,599 | 1.4 yrs | 287 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $67,067 | +$30,575 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 284 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $85,864 | +$49,372 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 279 |
| Religious Education | Bachelor's Degree | $45,165 | +$8,673 | clears the bar | $30,731 | 3.5 yrs | 268 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $107,641 | +$71,149 | above HS line | $30,869 | 0.4 yrs | 260 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,597 | +$20,105 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 259 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,433 | +$17,941 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.4 yrs | 239 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $76,752 | +$40,260 | above HS line | $33,315 | 0.8 yrs | 234 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $72,124 | +$35,632 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 0.7 yrs | 219 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | $84,553 | +$48,061 | clears the bar | $25,616 | 0.5 yrs | 217 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $91,300 | +$54,808 | above HS line | $77,896 | 1.4 yrs | 209 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $150,205 | +$113,713 | above HS line | $43,000 | 0.4 yrs | 202 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $54,622 | +$18,130 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 193 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $68,242 | +$31,750 | above HS line | $45,080 | 1.4 yrs | 187 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $78,310 | +$41,818 | above HS line | $37,518 | 0.9 yrs | 167 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $69,839 | +$33,347 | above HS line | $20,791 | 0.6 yrs | 160 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $75,799 | +$39,307 | above HS line | $22,495 | 0.6 yrs | 154 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $93,798 | +$57,306 | above HS line | $30,887 | 0.5 yrs | 152 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,783 | +$16,291 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 142 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $94,079 | +$57,587 | above HS line | $65,634 | 1.1 yrs | 141 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,495 | +$20,003 | clears the bar | $26,900 | 1.3 yrs | 138 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $48,1391-year earnings | +$11,647 | above HS line (1-yr) | $31,340 | 2.7 yrs | 129 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $54,209 | +$17,717 | clears the bar | $27,188 | 1.5 yrs | 126 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $61,712 | +$25,220 | above HS line | $34,588 | 1.4 yrs | 117 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $61,780 | +$25,288 | above HS line | $61,768 | 2.4 yrs | 102 |
| Religious Education | Master's Degree | $52,623 | +$16,131 | above HS line | $32,954 | 2.0 yrs | 94 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $38,9761-year earnings | +$2,484 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 10.9 yrs | 89 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $86,862 | +$50,370 | above HS line | $25,707 | 0.5 yrs | 80 |
| Psychology, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,601 | +$20,109 | above HS line | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 78 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,834 | +$50,342 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 73 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,281 | +$22,789 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 72 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,661 | +$45,169 | clears the bar | $21,516 | 0.5 yrs | 68 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $43,469 | +$6,977 | clears the bar | $27,068 | 3.9 yrs | 67 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,703 | +$13,211 | clears the bar | $23,181 | 1.8 yrs | 60 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $52,1901-year earnings | +$15,698 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 59 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,219 | +$5,727 | clears the bar | $26,465 | 4.6 yrs | 53 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $140,016 | +$103,524 | above HS line | $30,520 | 0.3 yrs | 43 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,384 | +$20,892 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.3 yrs | 38 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | $117,4401-year earnings | +$80,948 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $88,308 | +$51,816 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $47,821 | +$11,329 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.4 yrs | 24 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $74,6281-year earnings | +$38,136 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $28,831 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Doctoral Degree | $67,876 | +$31,384 | above HS line | $76,805 | 2.4 yrs | 21 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $65,245 | +$28,753 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $51,082 | +$14,590 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 1.7 yrs | 15 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $37,142 | +$650 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 36.5 yrs | 11 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $78,699 | +$42,207 | above HS line | $18,920 | 0.4 yrs | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $42,5661-year earnings | +$6,074 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $25,250 | 4.2 yrs | 9 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | $36,986 | +$494 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $44,335 | +$7,843 | clears the bar | $24,956 | 3.2 yrs | 0 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $61,699 | +$25,207 | above HS line | $33,916 | 1.3 yrs | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $87,038 | +$50,546 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| IT Administration and Management | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $83,075 | +$46,583 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | $63,088 | +$26,596 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | $46,690 | +$10,198 | above HS line | $57,618 | 5.6 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $105,793 | +$69,301 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Business Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $108,103 | +$71,611 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Accounting | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $89,896 | +$53,404 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 143 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 115 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 95 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 74 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 53 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,500 | not assessed | 10 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Programming | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,492 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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