Environmental Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study environmental studies, 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 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 Environmental Studies section at the bottom of this page.

FGCU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

FGCU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Studies. 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.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies 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 ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FGCU Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in ecosystem studies each year. FGCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from FGCU, 60% were white. This is below 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 ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Environmental Science

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem studies 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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.