Graduate Programs | Florida Gulf Coast University

Graduate Program Overview

Florida Gulf Coast University is a four-years, public school located in Fort Myers, Florida. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,971 for Florida residents and $31,216 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Florida Gulf Coast University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	10501 Fgcu Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL
Graduate School Students	1,487 students 714 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$8,971 Out-of-State$31,216
Student to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 32 Graduate Programs 22 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Florida Gulf Coast University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Florida residents, the tuition & fees are $8,971 and $31,216 for non-Florida residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $372 for Florida residents and $1,301 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$6,974	$28,170
Fees	$1,997	$3,046
Cost per Credit	$372	$1,301
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$9,772 (On-Campus) / $9,672 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,400 (On-Campus) / $3,400 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$23,343	$45,588
Off-Campus Total	$23,243	$45,488

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$8,961	$8,961	$8,961	$8,961	$8,971
Out-of-State	$31,216	$31,216	$31,216	$31,216	$31,216

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Florida Gulf Coast University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 32 major areas - 22 Master's (4 online programs), 3 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. 313 students have been conferred Master's degree and 49 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	313	49	5	-
Men	104	13	-	-
Women	209	36	5	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$42,700	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$137,100	-	-

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Environmental Science	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$42,900	-	-
Reading Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$42,700	-	-
Social Work	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,700	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physician Assistant	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	18	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$137,100	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	51^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$59,700	-	-
Accounting	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Information Systems	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 15,358 students enrolled in Florida Gulf Coast University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,487 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 433 male and 1,054 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 669 full-time and 818 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 714 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 210 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,487
Men Students	433
Women Students	1,054

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,487
Full-time Students	669
Part-time Students	818

By race/ethnicity 982 White, 117 Black, and 38 Asian students are attending at Florida Gulf Coast University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,487
Asian	38
Black	117
Hispanic	261
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	982
Two or more races	36
Un-Known	30

27 students are younger than 22 and 215 students are older than 65. The school has 876 students aged between 22 and 30 and 369 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,487
21 & Under	27
22-24	417
25-29	459
30-34	236
35-39	133
40 & Over	215

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Florida Gulf Coast University, 714 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 210 students are enrolled in some online courses.