Social Work at Grand Canyon University

If you plan to study social work, 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, 298 social work 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 Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Grand Canyon University does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Grand Canyon University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
	109
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Best Social Work Schools	168
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	450

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social work from Grand Canyon University. This is the #304 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Grand Canyon University Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Grand Canyon University is $35,775. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 298 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Grand Canyon University. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Grand Canyon University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	101
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Grand Canyon University also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration
• Community Organization & Advocacy
• Human Services

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,780	$39,020
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,700	$39,390
Healthcare Social Workers	2,420	$62,920
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,320	$54,670
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$65,610

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.