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Health & Physical Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

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Health & Physical Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study health and physical education, 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 has a total student population of 15,358. In 2021, 49 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from FGCU.

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

FGCU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

FGCU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed 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 phys ed major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Physical Education. 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 Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 242
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 697

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from FGCU Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at FGCU is $28,861. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 49 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from FGCU, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed 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 phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed 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
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 16,120 $40,790
Coaches and Scouts 10,220 $45,710
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1,320 $76,870
Athletic Trainers 1,270 $45,130
Exercise Physiologists 380 $55,280

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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