Grand Canyon University Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence (Online Option)

Grand Canyon's online bachelor's in artificial intelligence is a real option if you want an AI-named bachelor's at a published price. At $490 per credit for 120 credits, tuition comes to $58,800 before fees. The draw is the AI focus and seven-week online courses, not a bargain.

Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, with very large online programs. The bachelor's in artificial intelligence is offered online and on campus. This record covers the online option.

The degree is 120 credits. Online courses run seven weeks, compared with 15 weeks on campus. Our federal data lists a graduation rate of 43% for the school, and 79% of applicants are admitted.

Online courses are seven weeks long, while the campus version uses 15-week courses. Shorter terms mean more start points in a year and a faster pace within each class. If you work full time, ask how many courses you can reasonably carry at once.

Ask whether classes meet live or run asynchronously. Also confirm how the online option differs from the campus one, since the program is offered both ways.

Who It Fits

• You're starting a bachelor's and want AI in the degree title from the first year.
• You prefer short courses. Seven-week online courses let you focus on fewer subjects at once.
• You want one published per-credit rate you can multiply by 120 and plan around.

Who Should Skip It

• You already have an associate degree and want a completion path. Look at programs built for transfer students.
• You want the least expensive route. At $490 per credit, some online bachelor's programs on our list run lower.
• You're not comfortable at a faith-based university. The school describes itself as a Christian university.

The program page we reviewed gives a credit total, 120, and the course length, but not a course list. We can't tell you which machine learning or programming courses you'll take, so we won't invent them.

Before you enroll, ask for the full degree plan. Look for how many courses are programming, how many are mathematics and statistics, and how many are AI-specific. A bachelor's called artificial intelligence can lean toward either general computing or applied AI, and the plan will show you which.

The degree is built around four pillars: machine learning, computer vision, robotics and natural language processing, and online coursework includes virtual labs and collaborative projects.

Standout Features

• Accepts up to 90 transfer credits
• Four core pillars: machine learning, computer vision, robotics and natural language processing
• Online coursework includes virtual labs and collaborative projects

Tuition is $490 per credit for the online format. Multiplied across 120 credits, that's $58,800 before fees.

That number can fall if credits transfer in. Ask how many of your existing credits count and how the rate applies to the rest. Also ask about technology fees, course materials and any program-specific charges, which sit on top of tuition. If you're comparing, compare other programs' online rates against the $490, and compare total tuition as well, since a lower rate on a longer degree can still cost more.

Ask for a written estimate that lists every fee for your start term so you can set the full bill next to other options. Military students should ask about GCU's special military rate, its 10% tuition scholarship for veterans in online programs and Yellow Ribbon benefits, since GCU also accepts military Tuition Assistance.

120 credits at $490 a credit comes to $58,800 in tuition, before fees.

The credential is a Bachelor of Science.

Grand Canyon's federal graduation rate is 43%, and enrollment is 113,257. That scale means large online classes and many support staff, but it also means you should ask for outcomes data for this specific major. Ask what share of AI students finish, what graduates go on to do, and whether the school can show you that data for this major and not only the whole university.

Where this degree can lead: Data Scientist Jobs, Jobs You Can Get With an AI Degree.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• $58,800 in tuition before fees is not a low price for an online bachelor's.
• A federal graduation rate of 43% for the school overall.
• Seven-week courses move fast, which is hard if you're also working.

• How many of my transfer credits will count, and what will I owe after they're applied?
• What fees come on top of the $490 per credit?
• What's the full list of required courses, and how many are programming and math?
• Do online classes meet live, or can I work on my own schedule?
• What do graduates of this specific AI major go on to do?
• How many courses can I take in a seven-week term while working full time?

Private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, with large online programs. Its AI programs are offered online and (for the bachelor's) on campus.

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