Critical Care Nursing at Grand Canyon University

Every critical care nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the critical care nursing program at Grand Canyon University stacks up to those at other schools.

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

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Grand Canyon University does offer online courses in critical care nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Critical Care Nursing 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.

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

The critical care nursing program at Grand Canyon University awarded 152 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in critical care nursing each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% 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 13% 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	31
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Related Majors

• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Practice
• Nursing Administration
• Registered Nursing

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.