Graduate Programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Graduate School Overview

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (referred to as BGSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bowling Green, OH. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1916 - Current[Estimated Date]).

BGSU Directory Information
School Name	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (BGSU)
Address	220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone	418-372-5526
Web	https://www.bgsu.edu
Online Application	https://choose.bgsu.edu/apply/online
Financial Info	https://www.bgsu.edu/financial-aid.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is $10,291 for Ohio residents and $16,283 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,067 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,920 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 188 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 24 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,283 $10,291 for Ohio Residents
Student Population	3,067
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	188 graduate programs (24 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is $10,291 for Ohio residents and $16,283 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $466 for Ohio residents and $801 for out-of-state students.

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 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, remedial services, 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)	24 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is $10,291 for Ohio residents and $16,283 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.91% 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
	Ohio Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,017	$1,814	$14,009	$1,814
2019-2020	$8,017	$1,814	$14,009	$1,814
2020-2021	$8,017	$1,814	$14,009	$1,814
2021-2022	$8,017	$1,814	$14,009	$1,814
2022-2023	$8,418	$1,873	$14,410	$1,873

The graduate school tuition & fees of BGSU is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Ohio. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Ohio graduate tuition is $23,981 (public) / $17,823 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	$10,291	$16,283
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Ohio Graduate Schools	$15,343	$19,347
Public	$12,752	$23,981
Private	$17,823

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,869 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.47% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,899. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.75% 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	$9,168	$3,732	$7,788	$4,970
2019-2020	$9,168	$3,976	$7,694	$5,261
2020-2021	$10,714	$4,006	$7,892	$5,286
2021-2022	$11,974	$3,238	$7,794	$4,644
2022-2023	$12,584	$3,460	$8,614	$5,285

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $466 for Ohio residents and $801 for other students at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.96% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Ohio Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$445	$778
2019-2020	$445	$778
2020-2021	$445	$778
2021-2022	$445	$778
2022-2023	$466	$801

Graduate Programs at BGSU

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers 78 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, 1,165 students have completed their study at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.

Offered Degrees at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	50	6	963
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	14	1	72
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	7	120
Post Master's Degree	1	0	10
Total	78	14	1,165

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering program with 41 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Management Information Systems and Services (other) program with 120 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Psychology program with 17 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	41	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	34	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	24	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	18	-
Writing	✔	14	-

Popular Master's Programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	✕	120	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	82	$43,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	81	-
Accounting and Related Services (other)	✕	71	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	66	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	13	-
Chemistry (other)	✔	12	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✔	9	-
Psychology	✔	9	-

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers 78 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,165 students have completed their graduate studies.

963 students have earned/completed Master's program.
120 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
10 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Architecture	✕	6	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	4	-
European Studies/Civilization	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	19	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	192 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	82	$43,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	26	$53,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	12	$38,000
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	28	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	32	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	12	-
Engineering [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	16	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	21	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	9 completers	-
German Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	45 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	12	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	33	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	20	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	12	-
Applied Statistics, General	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	62 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	3	-
Nutrition Sciences	✔	16	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	8	-
Data Science, General	✕	2	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	23	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	10	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	16	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	7	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	6	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Psychology	✕	8	-
Human Services [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	18	-
Social Work	✕	21	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	60 completers	-
Criminology	✕	43	-
Economics	✕	11	-
Sociology	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	105 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	32	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	3	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	2	-
Music Performance	✕	43	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	9	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	16	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	118 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	32	$57,400
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	14	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	66	-
Business [+]	✕	164 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	12	$77,300
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	81	-
Accounting and Related Services (other)	✕	71	-
History [+]	✕	12 completers	-
History	✕	12	-
	Total	963

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	7	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	8	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Statistics	✕	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Psychology	✕	9	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Sociology	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	2	-
Music	✕	5	-
	Total	72

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Ethnic Studies	✕	5	-
Women's Studies	✕	5	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✔	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	13	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Writing	✔	14	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Bioinformatics	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✔	8	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	19 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✔	13	-
Music	✕	3	-
Music Performance	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	41 completers	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	41	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	5	-
	Total	120

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at BGSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,180 students enrolled into Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduate schools where it has total 16,920 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,401 full-time and 1,779 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,204 male and 1,976 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	3,180	1,204	1,976
Full-time	1,401	587	814
Part-tme	1,779	617	1,162

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,253 White (70.85%), 195 Black/African American (6.13%), 141 Hispanic (4.43%), 56 Asian (1.76%), and 535 students with other races. 349 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,180	1,204	1,976
American Indian/Native American	4	2	2
Asian	56	17	39
Black/African American	195	74	121
Hispanic	141	51	90
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,253	805	1,448
Two More	117	39	78
Un-Known	64	26	38
Non-resident Alien	349	190	159

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,426 graduate students (44.84% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 460 graduate students (14.47% 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	3,180
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,426
Enrolled Some Online Courses	460
Not in Online Courses	1,294

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. 912 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.68% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 178 students are aged above 50 (5.60%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,180	1,204	1,976
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	63	13	50
Age 22-24	849	283	566
Age 25-29	845	347	498
Age 30-34	510	205	305
Age 35-39	337	139	198
Age 40-49	397	154	243
Age 50-64	170	60	110
Over 64	8	3	5

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