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Counselor Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study Counselor Education, consider the program at Florida Gulf Coast University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida Gulf Coast University sits in Fort Myers, FL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 48 counselor education graduations were recorded at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Online & Distance Learning at Florida Gulf Coast University

Distance learning is available at Florida Gulf Coast University. Among 16,612 students, 2,496 (15%) studied exclusively online and 8,653 (52%) took at least some classes online.

Counselor Education Rankings at Florida Gulf Coast University

Use these rankings to compare Florida Gulf Coast University’s Counselor Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#3 of 8
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#3 of 92
Best Value	Florida	#5 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#17 of 86
Best Value	Nationwide	#22 of 296
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#106 of 283

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Counselor Education graduates at Florida Gulf Coast University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Counselor Education graduates at Florida Gulf Coast University are 85% women (41) and 15% men (7).

Counselor Education Master’s Program at Florida Gulf Coast University

Among the 48 master’s counselor education degrees awarded at Florida Gulf Coast University, 85% were women (41) and 15% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Counselor Education master’s degree recipients at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	27
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of Counselor Education master’s degree recipients at Florida Gulf Coast University, higher than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Counselor Education Graduates

Graduates of the Counselor Education program at Florida Gulf Coast University work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Counselor Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$87,699

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.