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Grand Canyon University, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017. Campus photograph. · Photo: davidpinter · CC BY 3.0 · source
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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZPrivate for-profit HLC

Grand Canyon University offers justice, law enforcement, forensic science and forensic psychology degrees on campus and online.

Verified degree programs

8 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 4 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $8,250 per semester · All students — Campus
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $490 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement Advancement

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $490 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Law Enforcement and Policing
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Grand Canyon University

BS in Psychology — Forensic Psychology Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationForensic psychologyBachelor of Science in Psychology
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $490 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Psychology
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Grand Canyon University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice with an Emphasis in Law Enforcement

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science in Criminal Justice
Format: Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 38 credits
Tuition: $610 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Law Enforcement and Policing
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Grand Canyon University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice with an Emphasis in Legal Studies

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science in Criminal Justice
Format: Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 38 credits
Tuition: $610 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Grand Canyon University

Master of Science in Forensic Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $610 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Grand Canyon University

MS in Psychology — Forensic Psychology Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationForensic psychologyMaster of Science in Psychology
Format: Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $610 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Psychology
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1968 · next review 8/31/2027

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

None of this school's listed programs appears in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is FEPAC-accredited — FEPAC accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program FEPAC lists.

Forensic labs, centers and student groups

As described on the school's own pages.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in its subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • Bridge to Master of Science in Forensic ScienceUndergraduate prerequisite science coursework pathway, not a degree.Source: gcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Grand Canyon University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
83,261 of 107,563 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 24, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-science-forensic-science — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-science-justice-studies — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bridge-ms-forensic-science — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. gcu.edu/degree-programs/masters-forensic-science — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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