Religious Education at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427. In 2021, 274 religious ed 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 Religious Education section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed
• Master’s Degree in Religious Ed

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religious ed major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Religious Education Schools	3
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In 2021, 126 students received their master’s degree in religious ed from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #1 most popular school for religious ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Religious Ed Graduates from Grand Canyon University Make?

The median salary of religious ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Grand Canyon University is $31,317. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $28,864 for all religious ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 274 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in religious ed from Grand Canyon University. About 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed 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 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religious ed 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 religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	155
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Master’s Program

The religious ed program at Grand Canyon University awarded 126 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

In the religious ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 32% 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 religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed 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
Philosophy and Religion Professors	170	$84,050
Religious Activities and Education Directors	120	$54,840

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.