Elementary Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study elementary 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. Of the 135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2021, 65 of them were elementary education majors.

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

FGCU Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

FGCU Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 elementary teaching major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary 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
	46
	62
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Elementary Education Schools	96
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	163
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	243
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	497
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	620

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

The elementary teaching program at FGCU awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at FGCU are white. This is typical 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 elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Early Childhood Education
• Secondary Education

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching 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
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070

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.