Graduate Programs at Bowie State University

Graduate School Overview

Bowie State University (referred to as Bowie State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bowie, MD. Bowie State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1961 - Current).

Bowie State Directory Information
School Name	Bowie State University (Bowie State)
Address	14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, MD 20715-9465
Phone	301-860-4000
Web	https://www.bowiestate.edu
Online Application	https://www.bowiestate.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply-online.php
Financial Info	https://www.bowiestate.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Bowie State University is $10,836 for Maryland residents and $17,704 for out-of-state students. The school has 897 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,275 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 65 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,704 $10,836 for Maryland Residents
Student Population	897
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	65 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bowie State University is $10,836 for Maryland residents and $17,704 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $473 for Maryland residents and $857 for out-of-state students.

Bowie State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Bowie State University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Bowie State University is $10,836 for Maryland residents and $17,704 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 14.91% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Maryland Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,424	$2,320	$12,636	$2,320
2019-2020	$7,614	$2,498	$12,762	$2,519
2020-2021	$7,614	$2,498	$12,762	$2,519
2021-2022	$7,758	$2,498	$12,888	$2,519
2022-2023	$8,236	$2,600	$15,054	$2,650

The graduate school tuition & fees of Bowie State is average compared to public graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,924 (public) / $18,096 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bowie State University	$10,836	$17,704
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,825	$18,640
Public	$12,811	$19,924
Private	$18,096

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,068 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Bowie State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.07% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,340. Off-campus living costs are increased by 12.26% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,904	$1,600	$13,354	$1,600
2019-2020	$11,476	$1,600	$13,746	$1,600
2020-2021	$11,476	$1,600	$13,746	$1,600
2021-2022	$12,458	$1,600	$13,846	$1,600
2022-2023	$12,468	$1,600	$15,740	$1,600

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $473 for Maryland residents and $857 for other students at Bowie State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 19.69% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Maryland Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$415	$702
2019-2020	$423	$709
2020-2021	$423	$709
2021-2022	$431	$716
2022-2023	$473	$857

Graduate Programs at Bowie State

Bowie State University offers 38 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 220 students have completed their study at Bowie State University.

Offered Degrees at Bowie State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	212
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	6
Post Bachelor's Degree	10	2
Post Master's Degree	4	0
Total	38	220

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Bowie State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other) program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Human Resources Development program with 27 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 4 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Bowie State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	1	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Bowie State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Resources Development	✕	27	-
Public Administration	✕	26	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	20	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	19	$49,000
Counseling Psychology	✕	19	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Bowie State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-

Bowie State University offers 38 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 220 students have completed their graduate studies.

212 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	19	$49,000
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	8	-
Education [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	12	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	7	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	19	-
School Psychology	✕	7	-
Human Services [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	26	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	20	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	6	$91,700
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	15	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Human Resources Development	✕	27	-
Management Information Systems	✕	19	-
	Total	212

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	4	-
	Total	6

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Project Management	✕	0	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	0	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Bowie State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 927 students enrolled into Bowie State University graduate schools where it has total 6,275 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 471 full-time and 456 part-time graduate students. By gender, 295 male and 632 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	927	295	632
Full-time	471	165	306
Part-tme	456	130	326

Bowie State University is a historically black school and 663 (71.52% of total students) students are Black/African American at Bowie State University. There are 70 White (7.55%), 23 Hispanic (2.48%), 16 Asian (1.73%), and 155 students with other races. 100 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	927	295	632
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	16	6	10
Black/African American	663	202	461
Hispanic	23	7	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	70	15	55
Two More	27	7	20
Un-Known	26	8	18
Non-resident Alien	100	50	50

Bowie State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 317 graduate students (34.20% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 366 graduate students (39.48% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	927
Enrolled Online Exclusively	317
Enrolled Some Online Courses	366
Not in Online Courses	244

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bowie State University. 189 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.39% of total students), 86 students are aged above 50 (9.28%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bowie State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	927	295	632
Age 20-21	5	0	5
Age 22-24	184	50	134
Age 25-29	276	83	193
Age 30-34	140	51	89
Age 35-39	105	36	69
Age 40-49	131	49	82
Age 50-64	76	21	55
Over 64	10	5	5

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