GCU Online Programs

Grand Canyon University offers 188 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 148 major programs - 3 Certificate, 46 Bachelors, 59 Masters, 7 Doctorate, and 33 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $18,508 for undergraduate programs and $10,015 for graduate programs.

Total 89,777 students out of total 113,257 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 27,589 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Grand Canyon University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Grand Canyon University
Type	Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Online Students	89,777 Enrolled Online Exclusively 13,471 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$18,508
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$10,015
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Total	148 Programs
Certificate	3 Programs
Bachelors	46 Programs
Masters	59 Programs
Doctorate	7 Programs
Post-Graduate	33 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $18,508 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $10,015 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $467 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $619 for all students.

Tuition & Fees
Cost per Credit

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$17,181	$17,189	$17,205	$17,263	$18,508
Graduate	$11,436	$11,538	$11,638	$11,124	$10,015

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$463	$469	$461	$465	$467
Graduate	$585	$590	$598	$606	$619

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Grand Canyon University offers 188 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 148 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 46 Bachelors, 59 Masters, 7 Doctorate, 33 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	3	NOT OFFERED	46	59	7	33
Overall Programs	5	NOT OFFERED	83	60	7	33

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	99	NOT OFFERED	4
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	37	NOT OFFERED	6
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	267	225	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	8	NOT OFFERED	6	145	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	607	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	668	255	12
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	423	NOT OFFERED	14
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	137	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	340	1,016	NOT OFFERED	6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	153	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	145	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	252	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	813	674	NOT OFFERED	4
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	547	NOT OFFERED	1
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	203	568	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	102	NOT OFFERED	8
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	507	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED	7
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	165	NOT OFFERED	6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	196	NOT OFFERED	16

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Exercise Physiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Religious Education	6	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	84	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Divinity/Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	244	13
Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	806	NOT OFFERED	69

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	121	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	196	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	890	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	233	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	221	510	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	143	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	109	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	295	136	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	292	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	124	168	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	670	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	801	3	68
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	339	NOT OFFERED	31
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	90	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	449	NOT OFFERED	3
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	540	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	178	NOT OFFERED	36
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Critical Care Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	NOT OFFERED	16
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,670	1,400	42	6
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Financial Risk Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84	120	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Grand Canyon University, there are 113,257 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 103,248 students were attending classes through distance learning (89,777 students are enrolled exclusively and 13,471 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	113,257
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	89,777
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	13,471
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	10,009

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 89,777 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 13,611 Arizona Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 75,754 students living in the U.S. States other than Arizona, and 410 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	89,777
Arizona Resident	13,611
Other State In U.S.	75,755
Outside of U.S.	410

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	89,777
Undergraduate	53,376
Graduate	36,401

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	53,376
Degree/Certificate Seeking	51,086
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	2,290

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Online Degrees and Programs at Grand Canyon University

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2025 Tuition & Fees

Online Programs By Area of Study

Majors and number of completers

Distance Learning Program Student Population

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