Programs & majors brief

Florida Gulf Coast University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at FGCU?

Within Florida Gulf Coast University’s nationally ranked fields, Education has a median of $55,116 four years after completion from 52 degrees awarded. Azimuth places it #6 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Security Science and Technology is a moderate-earning field, with $52,096 in median earnings and 83 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #14 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Legal Support Services recorded $56,695 in median earnings four years after completion across 49 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks the field #3 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies had $48,879 in median earnings and 297 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #15 among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The figures show a higher-earning Legal Support Services field alongside larger, moderate-earning fields.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business696 · 23.8%
  • Health professions338 · 11.6%
  • Interdisciplinary studies297 · 10.2%
  • Psychology262 · 9.0%
  • Homeland security231 · 7.9%
  • Other1,098 · 37.6%

46 of 46 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Engineering 68 degrees awarded
$98,650
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 20 degrees awarded
$91,676
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 68 degrees awarded
$86,452
Civil Engineering 48 degrees awarded
$84,451
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 22 degrees awarded
$78,238
Finance and Financial Management Services 113 degrees awarded
$75,767

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer Engineering68$98,650#89
Biomedical/Medical Engineering20$91,676#69
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing68$86,452#200
Civil Engineering48$84,451#99
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering22$78,238#28
Finance and Financial Management Services113$75,767#112
Management Information Systems and Services62$74,739#52
Accounting and Related Services68$72,207#160
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count11$67,069—
Marketing109$67,034#113
Business Administration, Management and Operations239$66,349#171
Hospitality Administration/Management105$60,011#23
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness56$58,179#76
Public Health53$58,119#62
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods78$58,115#26
Legal Support Services49$56,695#3
History20$56,543#120
Special Education and Teaching small degree count7$56,467—
Communication and Media Studies142$56,455#101
Education, General52$55,116#6
Political Science and Government34$54,824#225
Criminal Justice and Corrections148$54,215#110
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General198$54,006#40
Social Work54$53,707#84
Biology, General142$53,352#265
Psychology, General262$52,722#119
Security Science and Technology83$52,096#14
Natural Resources Conservation and Research49$51,265#101
Sociology small degree count17$50,136—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy29$48,942#14
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General297$48,879#15
English Language and Literature, General42$45,842#195
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication20$43,420#58
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count18$43,271—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Biotechnology small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Economics27Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Visual and Performing Arts, General24Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count8Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at FGCU?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
297
Psychology, General
262
Business Administration, Management and Operations
239
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
198
Criminal Justice and Corrections
148
Communication and Media Studies
142
Biology, General
142
Finance and Financial Management Services
113
Marketing
109
Hospitality Administration/Management
105

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do FGCU majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Legal Support Services#3
  2. Education, General#6
  3. Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy#14
  4. Security Science and Technology#14
  5. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General#15
  6. Hospitality Administration/Management#23
  7. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods#26
  8. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering#28
  9. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#40
  10. Psychology, General Included by program size#119

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

What graduates earn and borrow differs by program, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Florida Gulf Coast University has 34 bachelor's programs with published earnings data, 30 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is anchored in business and health. Business accounts for 23.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 11.6% and Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at 10.2%.

Azimuth ranks Legal Support Services #3 nationally, with median earnings of $56,695 four years after completion. Education is ranked #6 by Azimuth, with earnings of $55,116 four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management accounts for 239 degrees awarded and holds an Azimuth rank of #171, with earnings of $66,349 four years after completion.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.