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Biomedical Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from FGCU.

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

FGCU Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering

FGCU Biomedical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks bio engineering programs across the country. The following shows how FGCU performed in these rankings.

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

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 73
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools 122
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools 147
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How Much Do Bio Engineering Graduates from FGCU Make?

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at FGCU is $48,944. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $55,043 for all bio engineering students.

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Bio Engineering Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from FGCU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio engineering 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 bio engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

FGCU also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,030 $129,850
Engineering Professors 1,170 $117,170
Biomedical Engineers 530 $78,670

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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