by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Grand Canyon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in literature, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The literature major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Literature. 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.
Here are some of the other rankings for Grand Canyon University.
Part-time undergraduates at Grand Canyon University paid an average of $463 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,424 | $16,424 |
| Fees | $757 | $757 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,800 | $7,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,700 | $5,700 |
Learn more about Grand Canyon University tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Literature students who received their bachelor’s degree at Grand Canyon University took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 30% higher than the national average of $23,890.
The median early career salary of literature students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University is $24,730 per year. That is 6% lower than the national average of $26,213.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Grand Canyon University does offer online classes in its literature bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Grand Canyon University Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their BA in literature in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.9%.
None of the literature bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Canyon University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Literature | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Writing Studies | 93 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
