Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona · Private, for-profit

All 78 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Arizona high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr). Another 50 could not be assessed.

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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

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

78 of 128 programs could be assessed 61% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Arizona high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$103,884	+$67,392	clears the bar	$17,188	0.3 yrs	4,755
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,764	+$20,272	clears the bar	$31,340	1.5 yrs	2,208
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$89,393	+$52,901	clears the bar	$33,911	0.6 yrs	1,871
Nursing	Master's Degree	$123,688	+$87,196	clears the bar	$32,443	0.4 yrs	1,849
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$65,828	+$29,336	clears the bar	$24,999	0.9 yrs	1,583
Special Education	Master's Degree	$60,336	+$23,844	clears the bar	$31,690	1.3 yrs	1,323
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$58,045	+$21,553	clears the bar	$41,000	1.9 yrs	1,237
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$63,874	+$27,382	clears the bar	$21,180	0.8 yrs	1,077
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,531	+$13,039	clears the bar	$30,921	2.4 yrs	1,021
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$73,501	+$37,009	clears the bar	$26,235	0.7 yrs	998
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,766	+$12,274	clears the bar	$26,963	2.2 yrs	847
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	$59,759	+$23,267	clears the bar	$30,180	1.3 yrs	808
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,892	+$14,400	clears the bar	$40,811	2.8 yrs	527
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,490	+$14,998	clears the bar	$31,432	2.1 yrs	469
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	$46,973	+$10,481	clears the bar	$36,645	3.5 yrs	407
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,716	+$17,224	clears the bar	$28,245	1.6 yrs	364
Education	Master's Degree	$78,699	+$42,207	clears the bar	$18,920	0.4 yrs	360
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,328	+$23,836	clears the bar	$32,250	1.4 yrs	334
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$60,303	+$23,811	clears the bar	$23,987	1.0 yrs	303
Religious Education	Bachelor's Degree	$45,165	+$8,673	clears the bar	$30,731	3.5 yrs	301
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$150,205	+$113,713	clears the bar	$43,000	0.4 yrs	295
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$107,641	+$71,149	clears the bar	$30,869	0.4 yrs	291
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,600	+$19,108	clears the bar	$26,599	1.4 yrs	276
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,864	+$49,372	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	259
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$91,300	+$54,808	clears the bar	$77,896	1.4 yrs	259
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$56,597	+$20,105	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	245
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$76,752	+$40,260	clears the bar	$33,315	0.8 yrs	238
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$67,067	+$30,575	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	238
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,175	+$42,683	clears the bar	$23,271	0.5 yrs	226
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,433	+$17,941	clears the bar	$26,000	1.4 yrs	218
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$69,839	+$33,347	clears the bar	$20,791	0.6 yrs	209
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$58,811	+$22,319	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	205
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$84,553	+$48,061	clears the bar	$25,616	0.5 yrs	196
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,622	+$18,130	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	192
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$94,079	+$57,587	clears the bar	$65,634	1.1 yrs	187
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$78,310	+$41,818	clears the bar	$37,518	0.9 yrs	182
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$75,799	+$39,307	clears the bar	$22,495	0.6 yrs	179
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$72,124	+$35,632	clears the bar	$24,500	0.7 yrs	163
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$61,712	+$25,220	clears the bar	$34,588	1.4 yrs	142
History	Bachelor's Degree	$54,209	+$17,717	clears the bar	$27,188	1.5 yrs	132
Public Health	Master's Degree	$68,242	+$31,750	clears the bar	$45,080	1.4 yrs	131
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$48,139 1-year earnings	+$11,647	clears the bar	$31,340	2.7 yrs	128
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,495	+$20,003	clears the bar	$26,900	1.3 yrs	120
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$93,798	+$57,306	clears the bar	$30,887	0.5 yrs	113
Accounting	Master's Degree	$86,862	+$50,370	clears the bar	$25,707	0.5 yrs	108
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,780	+$25,288	clears the bar	$61,768	2.4 yrs	107
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$52,783	+$16,291	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	104
Religious Education	Master's Degree	$52,623	+$16,131	clears the bar	$32,954	2.0 yrs	103
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,281	+$22,789	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	91
Psychology, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$56,601	+$20,109	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	89
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$38,976 1-year earnings	+$2,484	clears the bar	$27,000	10.9 yrs	81
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$43,469	+$6,977	clears the bar	$27,068	3.9 yrs	67
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,661	+$45,169	clears the bar	$21,516	0.5 yrs	64
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$42,219	+$5,727	clears the bar	$26,465	4.6 yrs	54
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,703	+$13,211	clears the bar	$23,181	1.8 yrs	53
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,834	+$50,342	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	51
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,384	+$20,892	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	50
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	$52,190 1-year earnings	+$15,698	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$140,016	+$103,524	clears the bar	$30,520	0.3 yrs	42
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	$117,440 1-year earnings	+$80,948	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,308	+$51,816	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$74,628 1-year earnings	+$38,136	clears the bar	$28,831	0.8 yrs	26
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$47,821	+$11,329	clears the bar	$27,000	2.4 yrs	19
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$37,142	+$650	clears the bar	$23,750	36.5 yrs	17
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$51,082	+$14,590	clears the bar	$24,500	1.7 yrs	16
Marketing	Master's Degree	$61,699	+$25,207	clears the bar	$33,916	1.3 yrs	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$42,566 1-year earnings	+$6,074	clears the bar	$25,250	4.2 yrs	13
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$65,245	+$28,753	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	$67,876	+$31,384	clears the bar	$76,805	2.4 yrs	4
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	$36,986	+$494	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$44,335	+$7,843	clears the bar	$24,956	3.2 yrs	0
Computer and Information Science	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$87,038	+$50,546	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$83,075	+$46,583	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	$63,088	+$26,596	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	$46,690	+$10,198	clears the bar	$57,618	5.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$105,793	+$69,301	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$108,103	+$71,611	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$89,896	+$53,404	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	114
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Bible/Biblical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,500	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.