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Elementary Education at Grand Canyon University

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at Grand Canyon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 103,427 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 913 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Grand Canyon University.

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

Grand Canyon University Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Grand Canyon University does offer online courses in elementary teaching for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Grand Canyon University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Online Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 20
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 30
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 42
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 111
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 117
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 159
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In 2021, 965 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #1 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The elementary teaching program at Grand Canyon University awarded 913 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Grand Canyon University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching 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 elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 85
Hispanic or Latino 188
White 548
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 74

Grand Canyon University Elementary Education Master’s Program

89% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 965 students who graduated with a master’s in elementary teaching from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 50% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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 elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 228
Hispanic or Latino 152
White 486
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 79

Grand Canyon University also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching 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
Elementary School Teachers 22,510 $44,430

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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