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Registered Nursing at Grand Canyon University

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Registered Nursing at Grand Canyon University

If you plan to study registered nursing, 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 approximately 103,427 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4,530 registered nursing 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 Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered 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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Registered Nursing Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. 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 Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 3
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 3
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 5
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 9
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 39
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Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 138
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207
Best Registered Nursing Schools 212
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 637

In 2021, 660 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #5 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4,530 registered nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Grand Canyon University. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 550
Black or African American 1,076
Hispanic or Latino 753
White 1,680
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 432

Grand Canyon University Registered Nursing Master’s Program

95% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 660 registered nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Grand Canyon University, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 80
Black or African American 121
Hispanic or Latino 77
White 319
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

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

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 840 $81,110

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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