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Psychology at Grand Canyon University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology
  • Doctorate Degree in Psychology

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 psychology at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Psychology Rankings

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.

There were 167 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Psychology Master’s Program

78% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 774 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Grand Canyon University, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 193
Hispanic or Latino 148
White 326
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 81

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Other Psychology 901
General Psychology 167

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers 8,520 $101,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,530 $66,040
Psychologists 170 $87,600

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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