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

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 critical care nursing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Critical Care Nursing 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.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students graduated with a master's degree in critical care nursing from Grand Canyon University. About 20% were men and 80% were 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.