Social Work at Florida Gulf Coast University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work 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, 37 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from FGCU.

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

FGCU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

FGCU Social Work Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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
	61
	107
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	248
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	451

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in social work from FGCU. This makes it the #248 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FGCU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at FGCU is $34,068. This is 7% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from FGCU in 2020-2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FGCU Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in social work from FGCU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,010	$42,640
Social and Community Service Managers	3,850	$71,820
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,770	$35,630
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,760	$44,100

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.