Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio · Public

Of 94 assessed programs, 92 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 117 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$18,396
$30k to $48k	$18,547
$48k to $75k	$21,820
$75k to $110k	$25,741
$110k and up	$27,414
All families (average)	$24,022

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.

94 of 211 programs could be assessed 45% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$106,176	+$70,094	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	250
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$45,224	+$9,142	clears the bar	$26,000	2.8 yrs	204
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$79,291	+$43,209	clears the bar	$23,738	0.5 yrs	128
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,818	+$16,736	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	127
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,131	+$11,049	clears the bar	$24,500	2.2 yrs	121
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,168	+$9,086	clears the bar	$25,000	2.8 yrs	118
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,068	+$15,986	clears the bar	$25,000	1.6 yrs	111
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,481	+$10,399	clears the bar	$23,739	2.3 yrs	110
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$45,147	+$9,065	clears the bar	$26,000	2.9 yrs	97
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,798	+$42,716	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	93
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$65,926	+$29,844	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	91
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,120	+$14,038	clears the bar	$26,000	1.9 yrs	86
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$58,062	+$21,980	clears the bar	$23,159	1.1 yrs	82
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$77,880	+$41,798	clears the bar	$21,211	0.5 yrs	82
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$75,845	+$39,763	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	79
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$57,515	+$21,433	clears the bar	$30,631	1.4 yrs	77
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,468	+$7,386	clears the bar	$25,635	3.5 yrs	76
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$75,677	+$39,595	clears the bar	$17,321	0.4 yrs	72
Music	Master's Degree	$46,069	+$9,987	clears the bar	$32,465	3.3 yrs	69
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$76,659	+$40,577	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	65
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,809	+$17,727	clears the bar	$26,000	1.5 yrs	59
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$54,274	+$18,192	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	59
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$52,388	+$16,306	clears the bar	$26,338	1.6 yrs	58
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,463	+$6,381	clears the bar	$29,750	4.7 yrs	56
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,365	+$46,283	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	54
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,267	+$15,185	clears the bar	$27,000	1.8 yrs	54
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$89,514	+$53,432	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	53
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,626	+$57,544	clears the bar	$26,637	0.5 yrs	49
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$59,450	+$23,368	clears the bar	$23,588	1.0 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,937	+$11,855	clears the bar	$26,994	2.3 yrs	45
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,483	+$25,401	clears the bar	$25,498	1.0 yrs	44
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,065	+$23,983	clears the bar	$24,250	1.0 yrs	43
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$57,103	+$21,021	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	42
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$53,846 1-year earnings	+$17,764	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,036	-$46	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	39
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$54,974	+$18,892	clears the bar	$35,024	1.9 yrs	38
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,196	+$21,114	clears the bar	$23,251	1.1 yrs	37
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$86,245	+$50,163	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	36
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$66,280	+$30,198	clears the bar	$22,250	0.7 yrs	34
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,758	+$15,676	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	33
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,254	+$22,172	clears the bar	$23,760	1.1 yrs	31
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$84,273	+$48,191	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	29
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$39,707	+$3,625	clears the bar	$26,000	7.2 yrs	29
Design	Master's Degree	$48,570	+$12,488	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$56,571	+$20,489	clears the bar	$32,064	1.6 yrs	27
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$74,183	+$38,101	clears the bar	$26,500	0.7 yrs	27
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$84,838	+$48,756	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	27
Criminology	Master's Degree	$70,674	+$34,592	clears the bar	$26,541	0.8 yrs	26
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,844	+$38,762	clears the bar	$23,625	0.6 yrs	26
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$59,873	+$23,791	clears the bar	$25,072	1.1 yrs	25
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$54,796	+$18,714	clears the bar	$25,856	1.4 yrs	25
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$59,221	+$23,139	clears the bar	$23,111	1.0 yrs	25
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,346	+$2,264	clears the bar	$27,000	11.9 yrs	24
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$59,109	+$23,027	clears the bar	$35,730	1.6 yrs	23
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$56,114	+$20,032	clears the bar	$23,250	1.2 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$78,182	+$42,100	clears the bar	$32,725	0.8 yrs	22
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$53,592	+$17,510	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	21
Biology	Master's Degree	$50,914	+$14,832	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$70,583	+$34,501	clears the bar	$22,519	0.7 yrs	20
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$46,944	+$10,862	clears the bar	$26,869	2.5 yrs	20
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$44,037	+$7,955	clears the bar	$27,000	3.4 yrs	20
Social Work	Master's Degree	$64,476	+$28,394	clears the bar	$39,253	1.4 yrs	19
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,705	+$38,623	clears the bar	$20,621	0.5 yrs	18
History	Master's Degree	$48,787	+$12,705	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,693	+$14,611	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	17
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,578	+$5,496	clears the bar	$22,875	4.2 yrs	16
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$82,522	+$46,440	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$37,094	+$1,012	clears the bar	$25,250	25.0 yrs	15
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$89,989	+$53,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$43,632	+$7,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$48,803	+$12,721	clears the bar	$27,000	2.1 yrs	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$73,290	+$37,208	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$56,349	+$20,267	clears the bar	$41,000	2.0 yrs	13
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$69,239	+$33,157	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	$53,620	+$17,538	clears the bar	$25,834	1.5 yrs	10
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,493	+$34,411	clears the bar	$31,000	0.9 yrs	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$51,385	+$15,303	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,070	+$13,988	clears the bar	$26,899	1.9 yrs	7
Gerontology	Master's Degree	$56,607 1-year earnings	+$20,525	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Master's Degree	$59,919	+$23,837	clears the bar	$26,595	1.1 yrs	7
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$22,734 1-year earnings	-$13,348	falls short	$26,000	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,925	+$13,843	clears the bar	$24,250	1.8 yrs	5
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,341	+$10,259	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$59,669	+$23,587	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$57,975	+$21,893	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$39,470	+$3,388	clears the bar	$12,000	3.5 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$51,044	+$14,962	clears the bar	$16,850	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	$69,205	+$33,123	clears the bar	$13,833	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$42,697	+$6,615	clears the bar	$15,900	2.4 yrs	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,424	+$18,342	clears the bar	$26,000	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	$51,035	+$14,953	clears the bar	$28,006	1.9 yrs	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$56,172	+$20,090	clears the bar	$19,309	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$66,427	+$30,345	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$98,170	+$62,088	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Educational Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Curriculum and Instruction	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nutrition Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

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 ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.