Which Bowie State major has the lowest debt?

Nursing graduates leave with a median of $25,125 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 Bowie State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Bowie State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,218 a year, and $19,938 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,298 a year.

How many Bowie State programs report graduate pay?

12 bachelor's programs at Bowie State report first-year pay, and 11 of them also report federal debt.

Bowie State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Bowie State University
Public university
Bowie, MD
5,043 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Bowie State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,278), and Biology the least ($26,266). The median program pays $37,829.

In-state tuition and fees$9,218Per year. Out-of-state $19,938

Average net price after aid$19,298Per year

Graduation rate38%Within 6 years

Admission rate72%Of applicants

All 12 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Maryland" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Maryland. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Maryland
1	NursingAbout 30 graduates a year	$70,278	$103,809	$25,125	12th of 12
2	Other Computer SciencesAbout 68 graduates a year	$58,006	$92,492	$30,000	1st of 1
3	Teacher EducationAbout 27 graduates a year	$52,619	$58,204	Not reported	3rd of 8
4	Business AdministrationAbout 147 graduates a year	$50,683	$66,612	$27,000	7th of 12
5	Criminal JusticeAbout 102 graduates a year	$41,367	$59,864	$29,750	4th of 8
6	SociologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$38,893	$46,473	$30,835	3rd of 9
7	PsychologyAbout 87 graduates a year	$36,765	$52,973	$28,375	2nd of 17
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$36,381	Not reported	$26,250	2nd of 7
9	Audiovisual TechnologyAbout 97 graduates a year	$35,168	$57,453	$26,000	1st of 1
10	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year	$34,257	$52,375	$26,125	3rd of 3
11	Social WorkAbout 32 graduates a year	$32,989	$56,184	$31,000	6th of 7
12	BiologyAbout 60 graduates a year	$26,266	Not reported	$29,000	13th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Maryland ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Maryland programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,278
Other Computer Sciences$58,006
Teacher Education$52,619
Business Administration$50,683
Criminal Justice$41,367

Lowest median debt

Nursing$25,125
Audiovisual Technology$26,000
Human Development and Family Studies$26,125
Kinesiology and Exercise Science$26,250
Business Administration$27,000

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 147 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 102 graduates a year
Audiovisual TechnologyAbout 97 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 87 graduates a year
Other Computer SciencesAbout 68 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,278 in their first year, the most of 12 Bowie State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Maryland rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels