Public Administration at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you are interested in studying public administration, 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, 21 students received their master's degree in public admin.

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

FGCU Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at FGCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FGCU offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

FGCU Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from FGCU in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. FGCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from FGCU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4,830	$93,720
Social and Community Service Managers	3,850	$71,820

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.