Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University is a private nonprofit college in Phoenix, AZ. Its average net price is $21,509 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $21,512 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $23,979 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | Not published |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $13,488 |
| $110,001 and up | Not published |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $52,063 |
| 8 years after entry | $54,918 |
| 10 years after entry | $50,609 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $59,032 n=292 | $29,000 n=417 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | $47,668 National median for this major n=667 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | $20,750 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $35,454 n=244 | $26,000 n=332 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $65,905 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $56,415 n=1,909 | $27,000 n=2,415 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $62,035 n=263 | $35,470 n=547 |
| Communications | $46,438 n=262 | $26,000 n=350 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $41,957 n=478 | $43,834 n=843 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Programming | $83,106 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $28,375 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Computer Science | $60,469 n=340 | $30,636 n=394 |
| Computer Science | $73,739 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $26,911 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Criminal Justice | $44,752 n=360 | $27,000 n=442 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $44,856 n=110 | $24,250 n=154 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $39,532 n=123 | $23,143 n=242 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $37,338 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $25,000 n=104 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $60,514 n=205 | $23,375 n=298 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $49,215 n=442 | $37,500 n=616 |
| History | $44,400 n=128 | $41,406 n=234 |
| Homeland Security | $65,237 n=184 | $23,168 n=202 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $45,371 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $23,795 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | $28,608 n=198 |
| Human Services, General | $40,620 n=763 | $27,749 n=1,812 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| Literature | $35,235 National median for this major n=380 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $65,856 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $30,776 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Marketing | $47,567 n=312 | $23,000 n=539 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $70,189 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $40,244 n=394 | $35,860 n=1,115 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $46,582 n=130 | $26,241 n=193 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $35,500 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $100,698 n=6,355 | $22,006 n=5,807 |
| Religious Education | $41,227 n=289 | $36,032 n=473 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,482 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $29,166 n=112 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,879 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $27,906 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Social Work | $41,663 n=396 | $38,271 n=613 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $48,161 n=721 | $46,120 n=998 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,085 n=316 | $26,000 n=364 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,218 n=1,608 | $37,624 n=1,896 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | $36,786 National median for this major n=1,754 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $32,850 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $26,750 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
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