Below are the key facts about this program at GCU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #4 out of 16 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual.
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For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Grand Canyon University awarded 5,000 bachelor’s degrees in health professions.
Bachelor’s Rankings
GCU is among the very best schools in the country for health professions at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #4 out of 16 schools by College Factual.
Health Professions students who finish a bachelor’s at GCU earn a median of $88,019 a year. This is higher than $65,272, the median for all majors at GCU.
Student Debt of Health Professions Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree
To complete a bachelor’s at GCU, health professions students borrow a median amount of $33,362 in student loans. This is above $30,001, the typical median for all majors at GCU.
Among recent graduates, 15% of health professions bachelor’s degrees went to men and 85% went to women.
The majority of health professions bachelor’s degree graduates at GCU were White. About 36% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a bachelor’s in health professions.
Ethnic Background
Number of Students
Asian
424
Black or African American
1,309
Hispanic or Latino
1,080
White
1,781
Non-Resident Aliens
34
Other Races
372
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (Bachelor’s)
GCU awarded 3,578 bachelor’s completions in registered nursing/registered nurse recently — 85% to women and 15% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (32%).
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #4
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #5
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #21
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #66
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #212
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician (Bachelor’s)
GCU granted 572 bachelor’s degrees in psychiatric/mental health services technician in the most recent reporting year — 88% to women and 12% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (53%).
Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #1
Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #1
Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #1
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management (Bachelor’s)
GCU granted 338 bachelor’s degrees in hospital and health care facilities administration/management in the latest year of data — 87% to women and 13% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (33%).
Best Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #1
Best Value Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #2
Best Value Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #2
Best Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other (Bachelor’s)
GCU granted 299 bachelor’s completions in clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions, other in the most recent reporting year — 79% to women and 21% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (41%).
Best Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #1
Best Value Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Value Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #1
Best Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #5
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Bachelor’s)
GCU awarded 134 bachelor’s completions in substance abuse/addiction counseling recently — 77% to women and 23% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (63%).
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #2
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #2
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #13
Public Health, General (Bachelor’s)
GCU conferred 53 bachelor’s completions in public health, general recently — 79% to women and 21% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Hispanic or Latino (36%).
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #4
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #6
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #16
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #22
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #126
Athletic Training/Trainer (Bachelor’s)
GCU conferred 16 bachelor’s completions in athletic training/trainer in the most recent reporting year — 69% to women and 31% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (69%).
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #2
Best Value Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #4
Best Athletic Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #31
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator (Bachelor’s)
GCU granted 10 bachelor’s degrees in health information/medical records administration/administrator recently — 90% to women and 10% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Black or African American (30%).
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #2
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #3
Best Value Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #6
Best Health Information Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #29
Graduate Study in Health Professions at GCU
This program is also offered at the graduate level at GCU. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.
by our College Data Analytics Team
The majority of health professions bachelor’s degree graduates at GCU were White. About 36% of graduates fell into this category.
