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Education at Grand Canyon University

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Grand Canyon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 103,427 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Grand Canyon University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Education Rankings

The education major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 272 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Grand Canyon University.

Grand Canyon University Education Bachelor’s Program

92% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Grand Canyon University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	171
Hispanic or Latino	286
White	1,055
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	139

Grand Canyon University Education Master’s Program

83% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of education master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	138
Black or African American	1,086
Hispanic or Latino	986
White	3,267
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	367

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Canyon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	3,632
Special Education	2,095
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1,218
Educational Administration	1,176
General Education	707
Teaching English or French	217
Instructional Media Design	159
Curriculum & Instruction	1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Teacher Assistants	25,540	$25,620
Elementary School Teachers	22,510	$44,430
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Middle School Teachers	11,330	$43,560
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	7,870	$53,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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