Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $65,066. That figure is at the 66th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
That is $7,765 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $1,760 more than the model expects for similar students.
That places the gap at the 61st percentile. Azimuth ranks the return pillar in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $834. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $926.
A median of $65,066 four years after completion shows where federally aided Bowie State University graduates typically land when they are working and not enrolled. That measurement draws on 1,033 completers tracked in the recent federal data.
Azimuth places that median in the 66th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,760 more than the model expects for similar students.
Azimuth places that gap in the 61st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $50,000 on the downside to $86,075 on the upside, with $65,066 as the typical outcome.
These scenarios reflect the spread across program clusters rather than the path of any individual graduate. Based on the program mix, an estimated 27.3% of graduates continue on to graduate study.
Graduates of Bowie State University earn a median of $65,066 four years after completing a degree. That is $7,765 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #478 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,760 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 61st percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $834.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $926. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,509.
The program mix at Bowie State University tilts toward business, communications technologies, and psychology. Earnings scenarios estimated from that mix range from a downside of $50,000 to an upside of $86,075.
An estimated 27.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Earnings vary substantially by program mix. The earnings scenarios range from $50,000 on the downside to $86,075 on the upside, with $65,066 as the typical scenario.
These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates. At the higher end, Nursing graduates earn $103,814 four years after completion, and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services graduates earn $97,030.
The largest program, Business Administration and Management, reports median earnings of $70,427.
Borrowers who complete a degree at Bowie State University leave with a median of $22,985 in federal student loans. That is $1,756 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), which is $21,229.
If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $23,158 in Parent PLUS loans.
Graduates earn about $1,760 more than the model expects for similar students, but median debt sits above the peer median. The monthly payment estimate and the net price for a family's income band are the two numbers to weigh against the program-level earnings on the program pages.