Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, Florida · Public
All 46 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr). Another 42 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,220 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,191 |
| $48k to $75k | $10,999 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,450 |
| $110k and up | $18,829 |
| All families (average) | $12,568 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
46 of 88 programs could be assessed 52% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,879 | +$14,529 | clears the bar | $18,115 | 1.2 yrs | 297 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,722 | +$18,372 | clears the bar | $17,245 | 0.9 yrs | 262 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,349 | +$31,999 | clears the bar | $18,976 | 0.6 yrs | 239 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $54,006 | +$19,656 | clears the bar | $17,515 | 0.9 yrs | 198 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $54,215 | +$19,865 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.0 yrs | 148 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $56,455 | +$22,105 | clears the bar | $17,479 | 0.8 yrs | 142 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,352 | +$19,002 | clears the bar | $21,814 | 1.1 yrs | 142 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $75,767 | +$41,417 | clears the bar | $19,267 | 0.5 yrs | 113 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $67,034 | +$32,684 | clears the bar | $18,315 | 0.6 yrs | 109 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $60,011 | +$25,661 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 105 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,096 | +$17,746 | clears the bar | $19,099 | 1.1 yrs | 83 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $58,115 | +$23,765 | clears the bar | $17,989 | 0.8 yrs | 78 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,650 | +$64,300 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.3 yrs | 68 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,452 | +$52,102 | clears the bar | $17,625 | 0.3 yrs | 68 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,207 | +$37,857 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.4 yrs | 68 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $73,910 | +$39,560 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 65 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $74,739 | +$40,389 | clears the bar | $19,611 | 0.5 yrs | 62 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $58,179 | +$23,829 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.6 yrs | 56 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,707 | +$19,357 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.9 yrs | 54 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $58,119 | +$23,769 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.7 yrs | 53 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $55,116 | +$20,766 | clears the bar | $18,828 | 0.9 yrs | 52 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $51,265 | +$16,915 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 1.1 yrs | 49 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | $56,695 | +$22,345 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.9 yrs | 49 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,451 | +$50,101 | clears the bar | $17,125 | 0.3 yrs | 48 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $61,774 | +$27,424 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 47 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $45,842 | +$11,492 | clears the bar | $16,658 | 1.4 yrs | 42 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $61,073 | +$26,723 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.0 yrs | 36 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $54,824 | +$20,474 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.0 yrs | 34 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $67,595 | +$33,245 | clears the bar | $39,622 | 1.2 yrs | 33 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | $48,942 | +$14,592 | clears the bar | $21,615 | 1.5 yrs | 29 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $47,344 1-year earnings | +$12,994 | clears the bar | $11,472 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,238 | +$43,888 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.5 yrs | 22 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,420 | +$9,070 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 2.1 yrs | 20 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,676 | +$57,326 | clears the bar | $17,779 | 0.3 yrs | 20 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,543 | +$22,193 | clears the bar | $21,375 | 1.0 yrs | 20 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $113,432 1-year earnings | +$79,082 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,271 | +$8,921 | clears the bar | $20,650 | 2.3 yrs | 18 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,136 | +$15,786 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $85,052 | +$50,702 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $66,340 | +$31,990 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $90,904 | +$56,554 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,069 | +$32,719 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $36,114 1-year earnings | +$1,764 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,467 | +$22,117 | clears the bar | $24,249 | 1.1 yrs | 7 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $199,442 1-year earnings | +$165,092 | clears the bar | $94,418 | 0.6 yrs | 1 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $79,335 | +$44,985 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 1.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 250 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 116 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Political Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.