General Public Health at Florida Gulf Coast University

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at Florida Gulf Coast University stacks up to those at other schools.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358. Of the 346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2021, 55 of them were general public health majors.

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

FGCU General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

FGCU General Public Health Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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 General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	108
	164
Best General Public Health Schools	202
	305

General Public Health Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general public health from FGCU in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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.