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Secondary Education at Grand Canyon University

Secondary Education at Grand Canyon University

What traits are you looking for in a secondary teaching school? To help you decide if Grand Canyon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's secondary teaching program.

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 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

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Secondary Education 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.

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

74% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of secondary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 59% 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 12% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 70
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Grand Canyon University Secondary Education Master’s Program

61% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 57% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 120
Hispanic or Latino 89
White 354
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 43

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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