Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Phoenix, AZ.
It offers 100 graduate programs - 60 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 18 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,015.
A total of 37,321 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 113,257 students at GCU. GCU offers online graduate programs and 36,401 out of 37,321 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 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,015. It offers 100 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Grand Canyon University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ |
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| Graduate School Students | 36,634 students
36,401 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $10,015 |
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| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 100 Graduate Programs
60 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 33 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Grand Canyon University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $10,015 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $619.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $8,847 |
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| Fees | $1,168 |
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| Cost per Credit | $619 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $11,700 (On-Campus) / $13,644 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,124 (On-Campus) / $3,954 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,839 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,613 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $11,436 | $11,538 | $11,638 | $11,124 | $10,015 |
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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 100 major areas - 60 Master's (59 online programs), 7 Doctorate (7 online programs), 18 Post-Bachelor's (18 online programs), 15 Post-Master's (15 online programs). 13,355 students have been conferred Master's degree and 646 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 13,355 | 646 | 224 | 285 |
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| Men | 3,047 | 171 | 51 | 54 |
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| Women | 10,308 | 475 | 173 | 231 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | 99ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Statistics | 40ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
GCU graduate schools have a total of 36,634 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 8,056 male and 28,578 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 39 full-time and 36,595 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 36,401 students enrolled through online exclusively and 187 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 15,666 White, 9,346 Black, and 1,416 Asian students are attending at Grand Canyon University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
140 grad students are younger than 22 and 14,929 students are older than 65. It has 10,506 students aged between 22 and 30 and 11,746 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 36,634 |
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| Men | 8,056 |
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| Women | 28,578 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 36,634 |
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| Full-time Students | 39 |
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| Part-time Students | 36,595 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 36,634 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 403 |
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| Asian | 1,416 |
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| Black | 9,346 |
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| Hispanic | 6,835 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 156 |
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| White | 15,666 |
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| Two or more races | 1,174 |
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| Un-Known | 1,361 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 36,634 |
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| 21 & Under | 140 |
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| 22-24 | 2,905 |
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| 25-29 | 7,601 |
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| 30-34 | 6,231 |
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| 35-39 | 5,515 |
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| 40 & Over | 14,929 |
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Online Population
At Grand Canyon University graduate schools, 36,401 students enrolled online exclusively and 187 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 37,321 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 36,401 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 187 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 733 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 36,401 |
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| Arizona Resident | 5,414 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 30,850 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 137 |
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