Graduate Programs at Florida Gulf Coast University

Graduate School Overview

Florida Gulf Coast University (referred to as Florida Gulf Coast) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fort Myers, FL. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1999 - Current).

Florida Gulf Coast Directory Information
School Name	Florida Gulf Coast University (Florida Gulf Coast)
Address	10501 Fgcu Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
Phone	239-590-1000
Web	https://www.fgcu.edu
Online Application	https://www.fgcu.edu/Admissions/Prospective/happly.html
Financial Info	https://www.fgcu.edu/AS/FinancialAid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Florida Gulf Coast University is $8,961 for Florida residents and $31,216 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,839 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,969 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 90 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$31,216 $8,961 for Florida Residents
Student Population	1,839
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	90 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Florida Gulf Coast University is $8,961 for Florida residents and $31,216 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $372 for Florida residents and $1,301 for out-of-state students.

Florida Gulf Coast University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Florida Gulf Coast University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Florida Gulf Coast University is $8,961 for Florida residents and $31,216 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Florida Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,974	$1,987	$28,170	$3,046
2019-2020	$6,974	$1,987	$28,170	$3,046
2020-2021	$6,974	$1,987	$28,170	$3,046
2021-2022	$6,974	$1,997	$28,170	$3,046
2022-2023	$6,974	$1,987	$28,170	$3,046

The graduate school tuition & fees of Florida Gulf Coast is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Florida. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Florida graduate tuition is $24,427 (public) / $15,956 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Florida Gulf Coast University	$8,961	$31,216
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Florida Graduate Schools	$13,996	$17,301
Public	$10,002	$24,427
Private	$15,956

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,172 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Florida Gulf Coast University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,072. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,672	$3,400	$9,672	$3,400
2019-2020	$9,672	$3,400	$9,672	$3,400
2020-2021	$9,672	$3,400	$9,672	$3,400
2021-2022	$9,772	$3,400	$9,672	$3,400
2022-2023	$9,772	$3,400	$9,672	$3,400

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $372 for Florida residents and $1,301 for other students at Florida Gulf Coast University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Florida Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$372	$1,301
2019-2020	$372	$1,301
2020-2021	$372	$1,301
2021-2022	$372	$1,301
2022-2023	$372	$1,301

Graduate Programs at Florida Gulf Coast

Florida Gulf Coast University offers 32 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 455 students have completed their study at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Offered Degrees at Florida Gulf Coast University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	1	395
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	5
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	51
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	2	4
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	32	3	455

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Florida Gulf Coast University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Public Administration program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 73 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 34 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Florida Gulf Coast University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Administration	✔	4	-
Political Science and Government	✔	4	-
Public Administration	✔	1	-
Education	✔	0	-
Education	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Florida Gulf Coast University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	73	$59,700
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	54	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	51	$59,700
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	38	$42,900
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	38	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Florida Gulf Coast University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	32	-
Nursing Practice	✕	17	-
Nursing Practice	✕	11	-
Education	✕	6	-

Florida Gulf Coast University offers 32 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 455 students have completed their graduate studies.

395 students have earned/completed Master's program.
51 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	8	-
Environmental Science	✕	9	-
Education [+]	✕	106 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	38	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	37	$42,900
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Engineering	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	5	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	47 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	21	$42,700
Social Work	✕	26	$44,700
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	20	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	54	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	24	$137,100
Business [+]	✕	94 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	73	$59,700
Accounting	✕	12	-
Management Information Systems	✕	9	-
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	395

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Education	✕	5	-
	Total	5

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Nursing Practice	✕	17	-
	Total	51

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
	Total	4

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Florida Gulf Coast

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,681 students enrolled into Florida Gulf Coast University graduate schools where it has total 15,969 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 687 full-time and 994 part-time graduate students. By gender, 491 male and 1,190 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,681	491	1,190
Full-time	687	178	509
Part-tme	994	313	681

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,082 White (64.37%), 137 Black/African American (8.15%), 319 Hispanic (18.98%), 43 Asian (2.56%), and 100 students with other races. 29 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,681	491	1,190
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	43	9	34
Black/African American	137	48	89
Hispanic	319	99	220
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,082	312	770
Two More	39	8	31
Un-Known	32	6	26
Non-resident Alien	29	9	20

Florida Gulf Coast University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 700 graduate students (41.64% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 299 graduate students (17.79% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,681
Enrolled Online Exclusively	700
Enrolled Some Online Courses	299
Not in Online Courses	682

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Florida Gulf Coast University. 469 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.90% of total students), 94 students are aged above 50 (5.59%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,681	491	1,190
Age 20-21	29	5	24
Age 22-24	440	106	334
Age 25-29	497	154	343
Age 30-34	265	87	178
Age 35-39	163	50	113
Age 40-49	193	59	134
Age 50-64	91	28	63
Over 64	3	2	1

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