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.

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

Grand Canyon University Religious Education 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of religious ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed at Grand Canyon University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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	44
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	150
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Grand Canyon University Religious Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of religious ed master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the religious ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 40% 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	4
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Religious Education

Religious Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Religious Education	400

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.