Secondary Education at Grand Canyon University

If you are interested in studying secondary 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 has a total student population of 103,427. In 2021, 135 secondary 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 Secondary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Secondary 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.

Grand Canyon University does offer online education options in secondary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Secondary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks secondary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Grand Canyon University performed in these rankings.

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 secondary teaching major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Secondary 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 Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools	52
Best Value Secondary Education Schools	67
Most Focused Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Secondary Education Schools	245

In 2021, 777 students received their master’s degree in secondary teaching from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #1 most popular school for secondary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students earned a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching from Grand Canyon University. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary 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 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its secondary 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 secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Grand Canyon University Secondary Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 777 secondary teaching majors earned their master's degree from Grand Canyon University. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	170
Hispanic or Latino	110
White	406
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

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

Related Majors

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education

Careers That Secondary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in secondary 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
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.