General Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general education program at Florida Gulf Coast University stacks up to those at other schools.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358. In 2021, 44 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from FGCU.

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

FGCU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education
• Doctorate Degree in General Education

FGCU General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education 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 general education major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	40
Most Focused General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	52
Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
	94
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Popular General Education Schools	140
Best General Education Schools	210
	248
Best Value General Education Schools	273
Most Focused General Education Schools	340

General Education Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU General Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of general education bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education 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 general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FGCU also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education 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
Education Professors	1,770	$74,190

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.