Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Florida Gulf Coast University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received their master's degree in education.

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

FGCU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

FGCU Education Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #415 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 education majors earned their master's degree from FGCU. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from FGCU, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Florida Gulf Coast University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Gulf Coast University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	38
Student Counseling	37
Educational Administration	17
Special Education	14
General Education	5

Related Majors

• History

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070
Teacher Assistants	50,440	$25,010
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990

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.