Health Sciences & Services at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you are interested in studying health sciences & services, 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 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 Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

FGCU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
• Master’s Degree in Health Science

FGCU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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.

Health Science Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	112
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

FGCU Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	188

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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.