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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZPrivate for-profit HLCGCU Online

ACBSP business

Grand Canyon University's Colangelo College of Business offers a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (campus and online), a campus-only public accounting emphasis version, and an online and evening Master of Science in Accounting with a tax emphasis option.

Verified degree programs

4 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 2 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entry
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: Accounting
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Grand Canyon University

Master of Science in Accounting

Master'sMSDedicated degreeAccounting graduates
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 34 credits
Tuition: $675 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: ACBSP
Subjects: Accounting
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Grand Canyon University

Master of Science in Accounting with an Emphasis in Tax Compliance and Planning

Master'sMSDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Science in Accounting
Format: Online
Location: Phoenix, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 34 credits
Tuition: $675 per credit · All students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Accounting · Taxation
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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

Business-school accreditation

  • ACBSP — accreditedUnit: Master of Science in AccountingScope: Programmatic accreditation of the MSAStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: gcu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.

Institutional, business-school and accounting accreditation are three different things, and one never implies another. Each record names its unit and scope as the source gives it.

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 (Master of Science in Accounting)Foundational pathway of 28 credits for applicants to the MSA, not itself the accounting master's degree.Source: gcu.edu · verified October 30, 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 26, 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/bridge-master-science-accounting — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. gcu.edu/degree-programs/master-science-accounting-msa — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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