Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is a public college in Bowling Green, OH. Its average net price is $21,453 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $17,881 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $16,662 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,793 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,860 |
| $110,001 and up | $25,624 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $45,548 |
| 8 years after entry | $49,861 |
| 10 years after entry | $52,269 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $61,827 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $23,354 n=104 |
| Air Transportation | $47,008 n=102 | $22,926 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biology | $34,604 n=141 | $25,000 n=152 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $65,835 n=192 | $21,900 n=136 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $45,837 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,653 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Computer Engineering | $69,543 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering | $73,107 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $21,671 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Criminal Justice | $40,565 n=161 | $23,250 n=150 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $44,926 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $55,063 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Education, Other | $35,056 n=140 | $26,000 n=133 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $76,968 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $24,836 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | $60,468 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $24,767 n=132 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $37,337 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $25,464 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $55,591 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $23,250 n=106 |
| Fire Protection | $80,581 National median for this major n=1,073 | Not published |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $63,510 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $24,611 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $42,672 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | $23,618 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $45,438 Small program - rough guide n=52 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | $26,146 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,806 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Information Science/Studies | $68,970 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $25,594 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Interior Architecture | $42,716 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| International Business | $65,717 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $38,551 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $30,750 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $64,929 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Marketing | $52,571 n=131 | $21,856 n=106 |
| Mathematics | $59,853 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,454 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $23,345 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | $45,916 National median for this major n=65 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $40,102 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Psychology | $33,756 n=125 | $25,000 n=177 |
| Public Health | $54,779 Small program - rough guide n=49 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $30,311 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Registered Nursing | $75,940 n=156 | $26,986 n=152 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $41,548 n=136 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,953 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $39,447 n=306 | $26,125 n=262 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $41,380 n=119 | $26,000 n=167 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,456 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $41,487 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Teaching | $41,879 n=159 | $24,447 n=157 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $29,156 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
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