General Economics at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Florida Gulf Coast University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and approximately 15,358 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from FGCU.

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

FGCU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

FGCU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics 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 economics major at FGCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
	217
	268
	273
	284
	372
	380
	380
	420
	429
	440

General Economics Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at FGCU awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at FGCU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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.