Online and Evening Tuition

GCU Online and Evening Tuition Rates

GCU's online and evening tuition rates are for students who are interested in pursuing an online degree program or taking evening classes. Speak with your university counselor to learn more about your opportunities for scholarships off tuition through GCU's educational alliances or to find out about options for continuing education for teachers.

Online and evening rates vary depending on the program of study. The typical range for all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs vary per credit hour. A special rate is available for those in active duty and active reserve.

It’s important to note that participating in university life may involve costs beyond tuition fees, including direct payments to the institution and additional indirect expenses. Explore our comprehensive cost of attendance for a detailed overview.

Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship

On select bachelor's and master's degrees in education!◊,◊◊ Learn more.

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2024-25 Online and Evening Tuition

University attendance often incurs expenses beyond tuition fees, including direct payments to the institution and various indirect costs. Refer to our cost of attendance page for a detailed breakdown of educational expenses.

2024-25 Undergraduate Tuition

Over 91%

of 2022 traditional campus graduates spent less than four years at GCU to complete their degrees.

Education and Science Programs $455 per credit
Theology Programs $410 per credit
RN to BSN Programs1 $340 per credit
Online and Professional Studies (All other programs not included above) $485 per credit
Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses
(Online and Professional Studies) – effective rate after scholarship
$250 per credit
Prerequisites for Accelerated BSN Program $425 per credit

2024-25 Graduate Tuition

$229 more per week

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), those who hold a master’s degree make an average of $229 more per week than those with a bachelor’s degree.2

Education Programs $605 per credit
MDiv Programs $410 per credit
Business Programs $655 per credit
Advanced Practice Nursing Programs $740 per credit
Online and Professional Studies (All other programs not included above) $590 per credit
Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses
(Online and Professional Studies) – effective rate after scholarship
$400 per credit

2024-25 Doctoral Tuition

$422 more per week

Individuals with a doctorate make an average of $422 more per week than those with a master’s degree, according to the BLS.2

Doctoral and Research Continuation Courses
See below for important cost information for doctoral programs with dissertations.
$740 per credit
Doctoral Programs - Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses (Online and Professional Studies) – effective rate after scholarship $617.50 per credit

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continuing education courses to choose from

Online $165 per credit

Students are not eligible for federal aid for CTE courses.

2023-24 Online and Evening Tuition

2023-24 Undergraduate Tuition

Education and Science Programs $455 per credit
Theology Programs $410 per credit
RN to BSN Programs1 $340 per credit
Online and Professional Studies (All other programs not included above) $485 per credit
Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses
(Online and Professional Studies) – effective rate after scholarship
$250 per credit

2023-24 Graduate Tuition

Education Programs $590 per credit
MDiv Programs $410 per credit
Business Programs $640 per credit
Advanced Practice Nursing Programs $725 per credit
Online and Professional Studies (All other programs not included above) $575 per credit
Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses
(Online and Professional Studies) – effective rate after scholarship
$400 per credit

2023-24 Doctoral Tuition

Doctoral and Research Continuation Courses
See below for important cost information for doctoral programs with dissertations.
$725 per credit
Doctoral Programs - Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses (Online and Professional Studies) – effective rate after scholarship $617.50 per credit
Online $165 per credit

Students are not eligible for federal aid for CTE courses.

Female online degree student earning degree from GCU at home

Scholarship Opportunities

Continue your path to teacher certification! By committing to take your bachelor’s program through our online offerings, GCU will offer you 32% off tuition for your program. Take your master’s program through our online offering, and GCU will offer you 25% off tuition for your program.◊◊ Request more information about these opportunities.

If you are a new student and looking to earn your education or secondary education master’s degree, you may be eligible to receive a minimum of $3,340 off (up to $5,950 off) tuition. Request more information about this opportunity.

GCU alumni enrolling in a doctoral program for the first time may be eligible for a $2,000 scholarship.§ Request more information about this opportunity.

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Additional Online and Evening Tuition Resources

Important Cost Information for Doctoral Programs With Dissertations

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision

This program requires completion of a minimum of 65 credits, which will take a minimum of 45 months. Students who have not received final approval of a dissertation at the completion of those credits must enroll in Research Continuation courses until they have completed an approved dissertation. Research Continuation courses are three-credit courses, charged at the same per-credit tuition rate as all other doctoral courses. Research Continuation courses, if necessary, will add to the cost and time to complete this program. This program had fewer than 10 graduates over the last five years. Therefore, GCU is providing data for all students who completed any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program between Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2023. Over that time, 2,143 doctoral graduates took on average 6.1 years to complete all program requirements and required an average of 11.3 Research Continuation courses to complete their dissertation. These program graduates paid an average of $51,747 in tuition and fees, including continuation courses, over the duration of their program. The maximum number of credits eligible for Title IV funding that a student can take in their initially enrolled program version, assuming they earn passing grades and otherwise remain eligible to receive Title IV funding, is 95. As of Dec. 31, 2023, this program had fewer than 10 students who did not finish within that number of credits. Therefore, the following data is for all students who enrolled in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program before Dec. 31, 2023. The number of students who did not finish within the maximum number of attempted credits for all GCU doctoral programs is 133, or 0.5% of all students who started in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program since the college’s inception.

PhD in General Psychology

This program requires completion of a minimum of 60 credits, which will take a minimum of 39 months. Students who have not received final approval of a dissertation at the completion of those credits must enroll in Research Continuation courses until they have completed an approved dissertation. Research Continuation courses are three-credit courses, charged at the same per-credit tuition rate as all other doctoral courses. Research Continuation courses, if necessary, will add to the cost and time to complete this program. Between Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2023, 803 students graduated from this program. Those students took an average of 5.9 years to complete all program requirements and required on average 10.3 Research Continuation courses to complete their dissertation. These program graduates paid an average of $50,264 in tuition and fees, including continuation courses, over the duration of their program. The maximum number of credits eligible for Title IV funding that a student can take in their initially enrolled program version, assuming they earn passing grades and otherwise remain eligible to receive Title IV funding, is 90. As of Dec. 31, 2023, the number of students who did not finish within the maximum number of attempted credits is 41, or 0.5% of all students who started the PhD in General Psychology program since the program’s inception.

EdD in Teaching and Learning

This program requires completion of a minimum of 60 credits, which will take a minimum of 39 months. Students who have not received final approval of a dissertation at the completion of those credits must enroll in Research Continuation courses until they have completed an approved dissertation. Research Continuation courses are three-credit courses, charged at the same per-credit tuition rate as all other doctoral courses. Research Continuation courses, if necessary, will add to the cost and time to complete this program. Between Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2023, 39 students graduated from this program. Those students took an average of 4.4 years to complete all program requirements and required on average 4.4 Research Continuation courses to complete their dissertation. These program graduates paid an average of $47,883 in tuition and fees, including continuation courses, over the duration of their program. The maximum number of credits eligible for Title IV funding that a student can take in their initially enrolled program version, assuming they earn passing grades and otherwise remain eligible to receive Title IV funding, is 90. As of Dec. 31, 2023, this program had fewer than 10 students who did not finish within that number of credits. Therefore, the following data is for all students who enrolled in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program before Dec. 31, 2023. The number of students who did not finish within the maximum number of attempted credits for all GCU doctoral programs is 133, or 0.5% of all students who started in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program since the college’s inception.

EdD in Organizational Leadership

This program requires completion of a minimum of 60 credits, which will take a minimum of 39 months. Students who have not received final approval of a dissertation at the completion of those credits must enroll in Research Continuation courses until they have completed an approved dissertation. Research Continuation courses are three-credit courses, charged at the same per-credit tuition rate as all other doctoral courses. Research Continuation courses, if necessary, will add to the cost and time to complete this program. Between Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2023, 1,167 students graduated from this program. Those students took an average of 6.3 years to complete all program requirements and required on average 12.4 Research Continuation courses to complete their dissertation. These program graduates paid an average of $52,887 in tuition and fees, including continuation courses, over the duration of their program. The maximum number of credits eligible for Title IV funding that a student can take in their initially enrolled program version, assuming they earn passing grades and otherwise remain eligible to receive Title IV funding, is 90. As of Dec. 31, 2023, the number of students who did not finish within the maximum number of attempted credits is 85, or 0.5% of all students who started the EdD in Organizational Leadership program since the program’s inception.

Doctor of Business Administration

This program requires completion of a minimum of 60 credits, which will take a minimum of 39 months. Students who have not received final approval of a dissertation at the completion of those credits must enroll in Research Continuation courses until they have completed an approved dissertation. Research Continuation courses are three-credit courses, charged at the same per-credit tuition rate as all other doctoral courses. Research Continuation courses, if necessary, will add to the cost and time to complete this program. Between Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2023, 132 students graduated from this program. Those students took an average of 5.9 years to complete all program requirements and required on average 10.4 Research Continuation courses to complete their dissertation. These program graduates paid an average of $52,247 in tuition and fees, including continuation courses, over the duration of their program. The maximum number of credits eligible for Title IV funding that a student can take in their initially enrolled program version, assuming they earn passing grades and otherwise remain eligible to receive Title IV funding, is 90. As of Dec. 31, 2023, this program had fewer than 10 students who did not finish within that number of credits. Therefore, the following data is for all students who enrolled in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program before Dec. 31, 2023. The number of students who did not finish within the maximum number of attempted credits for all GCU doctoral programs is 133, or 0.5% of all students who started in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program since the college’s inception.

Doctor of Health Administration

This program requires completion of a minimum of 60 credits, which will take a minimum of 39 months. Students who have not received final approval of a dissertation at the completion of those credits must enroll in Research Continuation courses until they have completed an approved dissertation. Research Continuation courses are three-credit courses, charged at the same per-credit tuition rate as all other doctoral courses. Research Continuation courses, if necessary, will add to the cost and time to complete this program. This program had fewer than 10 graduates over the last five years. Therefore, GCU is providing data for all students who completed any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program between Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2023. Over that time, 2,143 doctoral graduates took an average of 6.1 years to complete all program requirements and required on average 11.3 Research Continuation courses to complete their dissertation. These program graduates paid an average of $51,747 in tuition and fees, including continuation courses, over the duration of their program. The maximum number of credits eligible for Title IV funding that a student can take in their initially enrolled program version, assuming they earn passing grades and otherwise remain eligible to receive Title IV funding, is 90. As of Dec. 31, 2023, this program had fewer than 10 students who did not finish within that number of credits. Therefore, the following data is for all students who enrolled in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program before Dec. 31, 2023. The number of students who did not finish within the maximum number of attempted credits for all GCU doctoral programs is 133, or 0.5% of all students who started in any GCU dissertation-based doctoral program since the college’s inception.

Disclaimers

Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses Scholarships

Students who are Active Duty, Active Reserve, National Guard and Military Spouses (Online and Professional Studies) and sign a Memorandum of Understanding after providing supporting documentation demonstrating required qualifications, will have a scholarship applied to decrease the overall tuition to a specific tuition amount per credit. The amount of scholarship applied will vary based on the standard tuition cost per credit for each degree program per the Tuition and Fees table reduced to the applicable per credit cost depending on the degree level as follows:

  • Undergraduate: $250
  • Graduate: $400
  • Doctoral: $617.50

The following programs are exempt from this scholarship:

  • Master of Divinity
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)

1 Cannot be used in conjunction with other GCU scholarships or awards.

2 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023, Sept. 6). Earnings and unemployment rates by educational attainment, 2022. Retrieved on Dec. 21, 2023.

2024-25 tuition rates for all courses beginning May 1, 2024.

It is the policy of GCU to collect and remit sales, use, excise and/or gross receipts taxes in compliance with state and local taxing jurisdiction regulations, which require the university to remit tax where applicable. Regulations vary by student location. Payment of tax is ultimately the student's financial responsibility to the university regardless of financing arrangements. Per Hawaii requirements: It is hereby stated that students residing in the State of Hawaii will be charged Hawaii General Excise Tax on all transactions. Students living in the District of Oahu will be charged 4.712 percent. Students residing in other Hawaii districts will be charged 4.1666 percent.

Fees subject to change.

◊ MOU 9238: This scholarship is only valid for applicants who are currently working for an accredited school or district, who are seeking initial teacher licensure and who are not already a licensed teacher, and who are applying for one of the following bachelor’s programs: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education (any emphasis), Elementary Education and Special Education, Educational Studies, Secondary Education (any emphasis). This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other GCU scholarships. This scholarship will be applied toward your tuition only, and you will not receive funds in excess of your charges.

◊◊ MOU 9237This scholarship is only valid for applicants who are currently working for an accredited school or district, seeking initial teacher licensure, not already a licensed teacher and applying for one of the following Master of Education programs: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Education and Special Education, Secondary Education (any emphasis), Special Education (any emphasis). This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other GCU scholarships. This scholarship will be applied toward your tuition only, and you will not receive funds in excess of your charges.

MOU 9120 & 9121: This scholarship is only valid for those applicants who are participating in a GCU College of Education or Secondary Education Emphasis master’s degree program, offered online, and who submit a completed application to start their program on or before December 31, 2024. If you enroll in a master’s degree program through any of the College of Education or Secondary Education Emphasis degree programs offered online, Grand Canyon University will offer you 18% off the tuition per course for your program. This scholarship will be applied at the same time the tuition charges occur. This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other GCU scholarships/awards. This scholarship will be applied toward your tuition only and does not include fees (i.e., Canyon Connect, Technology, etc).

§ MOU-Alumni 2000 Doctoral-Mar2024: The Alumni Scholarship for Doctoral Programs is only valid for those applicants who submit a complete application and begin a Doctoral program in March 2024. This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other GCU scholarship or awards and only applies to online and evening programs. Please speak to a university counselor for complete details.

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