Online Degrees and Programs at Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University offers 94 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 19 major programs - 10 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 7 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,118 for Florida residents and $25,162 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,496 students out of total 16,612 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,149 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Florida Gulf Coast University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Florida Gulf Coast University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Florida residents, the tuition & fees are $6,118 and $25,162 for non-Florida residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,961 and $31,216 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $140 for Florida residents and $744 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $291 for Florida residents and $1,174 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Florida Gulf Coast University offers 94 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 19 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Florida Gulf Coast University, there are 16,612 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 11,149 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,496 students are enrolled exclusively and 8,653 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,496 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,348 Florida Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 147 students living in the U.S. States other than Florida, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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