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Allied Health Professions at Florida Gulf Coast University

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Allied Health Professions at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study allied health professions, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in allied health.

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

FGCU Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Allied Health

FGCU Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

70% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in allied health from FGCU. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in allied health each year. FGCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from FGCU, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 11,130 $35,790
Health Technologists and Technicians 9,600 $42,730
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990
Respiratory Therapists 8,200 $57,960
Surgical Technologists 7,340 $44,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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