Public health at FGCU
FGCU graduates about 48 public health majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 148th of 328 schools we score for public health, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around FGCU
Where public health happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Community Mental Health Center, Kleist Health Education Bldg, Environmental Health and Safety.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 10 · Athletics 8 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Library 1.
Nearby in the public health ranking
Other strong majors at FGCU
- Education 76 · #95
- Kinesiology & exercise science 70 · #147
- Business & finance 68 · #225
- Communications & media 68 · #252
- Health & pre-med fields 67 · #278
- Marketing 67 · #159
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares FGCU with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.