Anthropology at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study anthropology, 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, 10 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from FGCU.

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

FGCU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

FGCU Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at FGCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. 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 Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	305
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	320

Anthropology Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from FGCU. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at FGCU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology 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 anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology 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
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Anthropologists and Archeologists	230	$54,130
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	160	$91,300

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.