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Student Counseling at Florida Gulf Coast University

Student Counseling at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what Florida Gulf Coast University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358.

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

FGCU Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

FGCU Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Student Counseling Master’s Program

93% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from FGCU, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Gulf Coast University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 37

Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student counseling 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
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 16,340 $50,350

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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