Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng 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. In 2021, 59 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from FGCU.

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

FGCU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng

FGCU Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng 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 civil eng major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	116

Earnings of FGCU Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at FGCU is $54,799. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	36
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers	16,750	$89,480
Engineers	8,570	$82,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Environmental Engineers	1,480	$80,540
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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
• Image Credit: By Brett Levin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.