by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 6,212 undergraduate · 2,612 graduate (8,824 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
Among Bowling Green State University-Main Campus programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $68,026 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | $65,119 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $64,982 |
| Construction Engineering. | $63,158 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | $61,973 |
Browse every major at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,412 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. · Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. |
208 | $34,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Reading Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Music Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · Computer Teacher Education. |
165 | $40,627 |
| Education, Other. | 113 | $25,458 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. |
107 | $33,800 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 88 | $44,923 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
68 | $64,982 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. · Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
22 | $39,847 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
366 | $68,026 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
96 | $51,770 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
91 | $41,918 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
82 | $51,352 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 37 | $36,771 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
28 | $55,186 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems and Services, Other. |
27 | $65,119 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
23 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. |
15 | $55,026 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering. |
102 | $42,468 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
98 | $58,479 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 69 | $33,975 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. |
62 | $52,641 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
32 | $38,173 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Long Term Care Administration/Management. |
20 | $39,448 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
20 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other. |
17 | $19,014 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
8 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
7 | $58,159 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. · Fashion/Apparel Design. · Graphic Design. · Design and Applied Arts, Other. |
98 | $35,815 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music Pedagogy. · Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. |
95 | $25,594 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
56 | $25,361 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. |
32 | $20,360 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
29 | $19,967 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
28 | $19,987 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
101 | $61,973 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 88 | $56,435 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other. |
154 | $29,770 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 34 | $32,248 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
148 | $29,519 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
7 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
5 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 149 | $30,212 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Applied Behavior Analysis. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. · Creative Writing. · Writing, General. |
128 | $35,486 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 16 | $28,147 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Software Engineering. · Computer Engineering, General. |
76 | $60,054 |
| Construction Engineering. | 43 | $63,158 |
| Systems Engineering. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Forensic Chemistry. · Chemistry, General. · Chemistry, Other. |
74 | $34,300 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Paleontology. · Geology/Earth Science, General. |
33 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
109 | $32,941 |
| Fire Protection. ↳ Fire Services Administration. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminology. | 37 | $44,554 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Applied Economics. |
30 | $37,428 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
24 | $21,997 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
24 | $29,641 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
39 | $26,854 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Advertising. · Public Relations/Image Management. · International and Intercultural Communication. · Communication Management and Strategic Communications. |
29 | $39,046 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
23 | NA |
| Journalism. ↳ Journalism. · Broadcast Journalism. |
12 | $30,537 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 70 | $34,024 |
| Public Administration. | 14 | $37,705 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences. | 25 | $49,014 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 12 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 10 | NA |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. | 10 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
10 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 7 | $28,599 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
69 | $27,894 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
36 | $40,015 |
| Interior Architecture. | 17 | $36,511 |
| Architecture. | 11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General. |
59 | $40,383 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
36 | $49,779 |
| Applied Statistics. ↳ Applied Statistics, General. |
13 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies. | 34 | $52,802 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 8 | $36,793 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
37 | $28,391 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · Public/Applied History. |
34 | $21,580 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Graphic Communications, Other. |
33 | $33,166 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. · European Studies/Civilization. |
15 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
15 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
6 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
16 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
8 | $29,558 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 9 | NA |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. | 3 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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