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Health Professions at Grand Canyon University

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Health Professions at Grand Canyon University

If you plan to study health professions, 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. In 2021, 5,530 health professions 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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Grand Canyon University offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 37
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 134
160
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 237
366
Best Health Professions Schools 549

In 2021, 3,454 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #4 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 368 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 584
Black or African American 1,235
Hispanic or Latino 1,012
White 2,114
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 539

Grand Canyon University Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3,454 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 271
Black or African American 801
Hispanic or Latino 472
White 1,583
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 316

Grand Canyon University also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 368 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions 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
Nursing 6,909
Mental & Social Health Services 1,677
Health & Medical Administrative Services 600
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 197
Public Health 112
Allied Health Professions 23
Health Sciences & Services 12

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 54,690 $77,000
Personal Care Aides 47,610 $24,440
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 36,130 $54,670
Medical Assistants 18,250 $33,410
Home Health Aides 17,570 $25,470

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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