Information Technology at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 103,427 students attend the school each year. Of the 285 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 205 of them were information technology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

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 IT at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT 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 IT major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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 Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	12
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	13
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	31
	33
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value Information Technology Schools	48
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Information Technology Schools	72
	82
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	298

In 2021, 210 students received their master’s degree in IT from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #4 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 205 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IT from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	101
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Grand Canyon University Information Technology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 210 students earned a master's degree in IT from Grand Canyon University. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	57
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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

Related Majors

• General Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Software Applications Developers	14,130	$98,670
Computer Systems Analysts	11,570	$88,970
Systems Software Developers	11,500	$103,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,090	$137,420
Information Security Analysts	2,570	$93,960

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.