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General Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

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General Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Florida Gulf Coast University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358. Of the 2,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2021, 44 of them were general education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

FGCU General Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Doctorate Degree in Education

FGCU General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at FGCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 64
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools 74
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools 74
Most Popular General Education Schools 140
Best General Education Schools 210

Earnings of FGCU Education Graduates

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at FGCU is $35,552. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $33,820 for all education bachelor's degree recipients.

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Education Student Demographics at FGCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Florida Gulf Coast University.

FGCU General Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from FGCU in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at FGCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 27
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

FGCU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Gulf Coast University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Education Professors 1,770 $74,190

References

*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.

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