Accounting at Grand Canyon University

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Grand Canyon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427.

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

Grand Canyon University Accounting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
Master’s Degree in Accounting

Grand Canyon University Accounting Rankings

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

Accounting Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	157
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Grand Canyon University Accounting Master’s Program

55% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Grand Canyon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Canyon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	339

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	23,280	$40,930
Accountants and Auditors	20,030	$69,190
Financial Managers	11,400	$117,620
Financial Analysts	5,330	$78,650
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,830	$42,570

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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