Accounting at Grand Canyon University

If you plan to study accounting, 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 has a total student population of 90,253. Of the 1,934 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University in 2019, 224 of them were accounting majors.

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

Grand Canyon University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Grand Canyon University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	9
Most Popular Accounting Schools	28
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	364
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	405
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	574
Best Accounting Schools	787
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	951
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,047

In 2019, 121 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #31 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 224 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Grand Canyon University. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Grand Canyon University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	120
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Grand Canyon University Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 121 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Grand Canyon University. About 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	67
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Grand Canyon University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	20,030	$69,190
Credit Analysts	1,710	$63,710
Financial Examiners	1,420	$61,710
Budget Analysts	1,110	$71,930
Business Professors	1,070	$100,200

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.