Graduates of Bowie State University earn median 4-year earnings of $65,066, placing Bowie State University in the 64.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,529 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 68.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Bowie State University #479 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 177 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,427, ranked #127 nationally in its major. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians reports 100 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,818, ranked #2 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 98 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,082, ranked #133 nationally in its major. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other reports 81 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $97,030.
Graduates of Bowie State University earn median 4-year earnings of $65,066, placing Bowie State University in the 64.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,529 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 68.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Bowie State University #479 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 177 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,427, ranked #127 nationally in its major. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians reports 100 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,818, ranked #2 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 98 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,082, ranked #133 nationally in its major. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other reports 81 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $97,030.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Bowie State University earn median 4-year earnings of $65,066, placing Bowie State University in the 64.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,529 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 68.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Bowie State University #479 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 177 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,427, ranked #127 nationally in its major. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians reports 100 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,818, ranked #2 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 98 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,082, ranked #133 nationally in its major. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other reports 81 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $97,030.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Bowie State University's program mix is anchored in Business, with meaningful enrollment across computing, security, and social-science fields — a portfolio shaped by the university's identity as a historically Black public institution serving a workforce-oriented student body in the Maryland–Washington corridor. Business accounts for 21% of graduates, followed by Arts at 5% and Social Sciences at 3%, a distribution that tilts toward applied, career-entry fields rather than research or graduate-school-dependent pathways. Across 17 programs serving roughly 839 students annually, the institution concentrates its degree output in fields with direct labor-market demand in the greater Washington metro. The program with the strongest combination of cohort scale and earnings is Business Administration, which anchors Bowie State University's economic profile by pairing meaningful graduate volume with competitive four-year pay. Among the most-enrolled programs, Business Administration program graduates 177 students with median earnings of $70,427 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #119 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians and Psychology, General round out the largest footprints, with graduates earning $56,818 and $54,082, respectively, four years after enrollment — fields that feed directly into regional public-sector, technology, and administrative hiring. The highest-earning programs at Bowie State University cluster in computing and applied-technology fields, where graduates enter a labor market with strong regional demand. The Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other program graduates 81 students with median earnings of $97,030 four years after enrollment, and the The Business Administration program graduates 177 students earning $70,427, with Azimuth ranking the program #119 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. These are high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes rather than a transitional step toward graduate study. For context on how these fields align with national hiring trends, see the framework.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Bowie State University earn median 4-year earnings of $65,066, placing Bowie State University in the 64.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,529 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 68.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Bowie State University #479 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 177 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,427, ranked #127 nationally in its major. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians reports 100 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,818, ranked #2 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 98 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,082, ranked #133 nationally in its major. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other reports 81 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $97,030.
