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title: Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Bowling Green, OH
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $47,896 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $31,725 – $67,179 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 64% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $33,007 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $19,896 | derived |

**64% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,500 (≈ 37% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $15,876 to $75,302 across 79 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $75,302 | $41,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $65,452 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,119 | $20,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $64,768 | $32,725 |
| Construction Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,158 | $26,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Master's Degree | $62,816 | $20,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $62,772 | not reported |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,973 | $25,500 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,054 | $26,637 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,479 | $25,000 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,159 | not reported |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,435 | $17,321 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,186 | $26,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,153 | $23,738 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,026 | $25,000 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,802 | $25,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,641 | $32,064 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,770 | $23,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,352 | $21,211 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,779 | $20,621 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Master's Degree | $49,014 | $35,730 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $45,831 | $19,309 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $44,923 | $23,159 |
| Criminology. | Master's Degree | $44,554 | $26,541 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $43,877 | $23,588 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $43,814 | $20,500 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Associate's Degree | $43,746 | $13,833 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,482 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $43,132 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $42,468 | $30,631 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,918 | $23,250 |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,383 | $21,500 |
| Environmental Design. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,015 | $25,072 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $39,933 | $28,006 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $39,847 | $35,024 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,448 | $25,498 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,046 | $22,519 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Master's Degree | $38,351 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $38,173 | $41,000 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $37,705 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $37,596 | $16,850 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,428 | $23,625 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,793 | $31,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,771 | $23,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,530 | $26,994 |
| Interior Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,511 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,875 | $26,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,300 | $24,250 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,024 | $27,000 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,975 | $22,250 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,970 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,800 | $25,000 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,166 | $26,338 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,941 | $25,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,301 | $26,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,248 | $26,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,450 | $26,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,537 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,770 | $25,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,641 | $27,000 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,558 | $25,834 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $28,631 | $32,465 |
| Gerontology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,599 | $26,899 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,391 | $29,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,147 | $22,875 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,894 | $25,635 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,176 | $24,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,160 | $23,739 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,854 | $27,000 |
| Education, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,458 | $26,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,361 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $24,350 | $15,900 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,997 | $23,760 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,580 | $25,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,360 | $26,869 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,987 | $25,250 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,967 | $26,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,014 | $25,856 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,876 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Bowling Green State University-Main Campus by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?201441

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