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.

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 of BGSU 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 202 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 36 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	202 graduate programs (36 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at BGSU 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 $467 for Ohio residents and $800 for out-of-state students.

BGSU offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Ohio Residents	$10,291
Out-of-State	$16,283
Tuition per Credit Hour
Ohio Residents	$467
Out-of-State	$800

BGSU 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)	36 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is $10,291 for Ohio residents and $16,283 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
2023-2024	$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 $19,793 and the Ohio graduate tuition is $23,346 (public) / $17,979 (private).

The following 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	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Ohio Graduate Schools	$15,443	$19,251
Public	$13,028	$23,346
Private	$17,979

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,526 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at BGSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.82% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,352. Off-campus living costs are increased by 24.84% 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
2023-2024	$11,784	$5,194	$11,610	$5,742

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $467 for Ohio residents and $800 for other students at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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	$467	$800
2023-2024	$467	$800

Graduate Programs at BGSU

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers 88 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, 1,349 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	53	10	1,089
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	15	1	90
Post Bachelor's Degree	19	10	159
Post Master's Degree	1	0	11
Total	88	21	1,349

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 50 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) program with 237 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Psychology program with 16 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	✔	50	-
Design and Visual Communications	✔	33	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	15	-
Writing	✔	13	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	237	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	82	$43,500
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	77	-
Accounting and Related Services (other)	✕	64	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	40	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	16	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	15	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	8	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	7	-

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers 88 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,349 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,089 students have earned/completed Master's program.
159 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
11 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 [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Architecture	✕	11	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	6	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	40 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	40	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	184 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	82	$43,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	22	$53,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	12	$38,000
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	26	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	21	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	21	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	8	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
German Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	4	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	46 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	11	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	35	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	21	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	7	-
Applied Statistics, General	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	64 completers	-
Gerontology	✔	7	-
Nutrition Sciences	✔	23	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	9	-
Data Science, General	✕	2	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	17	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	23	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	7	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	5	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Psychology	✕	17	-
Human Services [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	14	-
Social Work	✕	19	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Criminology	✕	26	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	5	-
Sociology	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	98 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	28	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	1	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	2	-
Music Performance	✕	35	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	8	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	✕	1	-
Music Pedagogy	✔	23	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	125 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	27	$57,400
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	4	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	13	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	77	-
Business [+]	✕	314 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	10	$77,300
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	3	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	237	-
Accounting and Related Services (other)	✕	64	-
History [+]	✕	18 completers	-
History	✕	18	-
	Total	1,089

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	8	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	7	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	7	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Statistics	✕	6	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	15	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Psychology	✕	16	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Sociology	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	4	-
Music	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	2	-
	Total	90

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✔	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (2 completers)	6 completers	-
Creative Writing	✔	1	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✔	7	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✔	33	-
Music	✕	3	-
Music Performance	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	50 completers	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	✔	50	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	159

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
	Total	11

Graduate Student Population at BGSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,067 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 1,455 full-time and 1,612 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,195 male and 1,872 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	3,067	1,195	1,872
Full-time	1,455	623	832
Part-tme	1,612	572	1,040

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

There are 2,076 White (67.69%), 197 Black/African American (6.42%), 127 Hispanic (4.14%), 61 Asian (1.99%), and 606 students with other races. 439 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,067	1,195	1,872
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	61	22	39
Black/African American	197	64	133
Hispanic	127	53	74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,076	749	1,327
Two More	103	34	69
Un-Known	60	31	29
Non-resident Alien	439	240	199

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,387 graduate students (45.22% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 446 graduate students (14.54% 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	3,067
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,387
Enrolled Some Online Courses	446
Not in Online Courses	1,234

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. 886 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.89% of total students), 189 students are aged above 50 (6.16%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,067	1,195	1,872
Age 20-21	78	21	57
Age 22-24	808	268	540
Age 25-29	832	350	482
Age 30-34	474	207	267
Age 35-39	322	147	175
Age 40-49	364	138	226
Age 50-64	184	62	122
Over 64	5	2	3

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