Critical Care Nursing at Grand Canyon University

If you are interested in studying critical care nursing, 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.

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

Grand Canyon University Critical Care Nursing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Critical Care Nursing

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 critical care nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Critical Care Nursing Rankings

Critical Care Nursing Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Critical Care Nursing Master’s Program

81% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of critical care nursing master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in critical care nursing each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the critical care nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 critical care nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Critical Care Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in critical care nursing 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
Nurse Practitioners	3,510	$110,750

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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