Programs & majors brief
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
68 of 68 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | 49 | $93,626 | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 53 | $89,514 | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 36 | $86,245 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 27 | $84,838 | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 29 | $84,273 | — |
| Construction Engineering | 54 | $82,365 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 128 | $79,291 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 93 | $78,798 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 82 | $77,880 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 65 | $76,659 | — |
| Air Transportation | 79 | $75,845 | — |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | 72 | $75,677 | — |
| Economics | 26 | $74,844 | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 18 | $74,705 | — |
| International Business | 27 | $74,183 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 13 | $73,290 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 20 | $70,583 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 9 | $70,493 | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other small degree count | 12 | $69,239 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 34 | $66,280 | — |
| Marketing | 91 | $65,926 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 44 | $61,483 | — |
| Chemistry | 43 | $60,065 | — |
| Environmental Design | 25 | $59,873 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 25 | $59,221 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 31 | $58,254 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 37 | $57,196 | — |
| Public Health | 23 | $56,114 | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 25 | $54,796 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 59 | $54,274 | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 59 | $53,809 | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 10 | $53,620 | — |
| Interior Architecture | 21 | $53,592 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 127 | $52,818 | — |
| Graphic Communications | 58 | $52,388 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 111 | $52,068 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 33 | $51,758 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 8 | $51,385 | — |
| Social Work | 54 | $51,267 | — |
| History small degree count | 17 | $50,693 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 86 | $50,120 | — |
| Gerontology small degree count | 7 | $50,070 | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 5 | $49,925 | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 13 | $48,803 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 45 | $47,937 | — |
| Biology, General | 121 | $47,131 | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 20 | $46,944 | — |
| Psychology, General | 110 | $46,481 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 204 | $45,224 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 118 | $45,168 | — |
| Education, Other | 97 | $45,147 | — |
| Music | 20 | $44,037 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 76 | $43,468 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 56 | $42,463 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 16 | $41,578 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 29 | $39,707 | — |
| Sociology | 24 | $38,346 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 15 | $37,094 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 39 | $36,036 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fire Protection small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Bowling Green State University-Main Campus majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus vary by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among completers, debt and cohort size rather than reputation. The university publishes four-year earnings for 59 programs.
Business makes up 16.4% of degrees awarded, Education makes up 15.4%, and Health Professions makes up 9.2%. The single largest program is Special Education and Teaching, with 204 degrees awarded a year and a four-year earnings median of $45,224.
The best-paid program is Computer Engineering, at $93,626 from 49 degrees a year. Business Administration and Management is the second-largest program, with 128 degrees awarded a year and graduates earning $79,291 four years after completion.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.