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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study general health services/allied health/health sciences, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students received a bachelor's degree in health studies from FGCU.

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

FGCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Health Studies

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 health studies at the following degree levels:

FGCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health studies progam at FGCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health studies major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online General/Allied Health Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 6
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 11
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 11
15
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 16
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 24
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 26
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 33
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
Most Popular Online General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 69
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 116
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 296
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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in health studies from FGCU. This makes it the #24 most popular school for health studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Studies Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at FGCU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health studies at FGCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 51
White 102
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

FGCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health studies 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 health studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

FGCU also has a doctoral program available in health studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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