Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Florida Gulf Coast University stacks up to those at other schools.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and approximately 15,358 students attend the school each year.

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

FGCU Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

FGCU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at FGCU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at FGCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	89
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

FGCU Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from FGCU, 100% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Florida Gulf Coast University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Gulf Coast University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering	72
Civil Engineering	59
Biomedical Engineering	30
Environmental Engineering	19
General Engineering	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Civil Engineers	16,750	$89,480
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Industrial Engineers	10,570	$77,410

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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