Which Bowling Green State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Management Information Systems graduates leave with a median of $20,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 57 Bowling Green State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Bowling Green State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $14,460 a year, and $22,448 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,022 a year.

How many Bowling Green State programs report graduate pay?

58 bachelor's programs and 2 associate's programs at Bowling Green State report first-year pay, and 59 of them also report federal debt.

Bowling Green State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Public university
Bowling Green, OH
12,812 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

58 Bowling Green State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Construction Engineering pays the most in the first year ($69,146), and Visual and Performing Arts the least ($18,819). The median program pays $38,580. Bowling Green State also has 2 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$14,460Per year. Out-of-state $22,448

Average net price after aid$24,022Per year

Graduation rate64%Within 6 years

Admission rate81%Of applicants

All 58 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Ohio. 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 Ohio
1	Construction EngineeringAbout 44 graduates a year	$69,146	$90,467	$27,000	2nd of 2
2	NursingAbout 101 graduates a year	$68,261	$70,334	$25,848	27th of 38
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 51 graduates a year	$67,949	$84,600	$27,000	8th of 8
4	Other Engineering TechnologyAbout 82 graduates a year	$66,669	$77,410	$23,750	1st of 2
5	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 67 graduates a year	$65,996	Not reported	$26,404	2nd of 3
6	Management Information SystemsAbout 34 graduates a year	$65,280	$85,566	$20,000	5th of 8
7	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 18 graduates a year	$62,869	$69,623	Not reported	4th of 6
8	Business AdministrationAbout 122 graduates a year	$60,807	$78,492	$25,000	4th of 40
9	Information ScienceAbout 35 graduates a year	$60,359	Not reported	$25,564	2nd of 6
10	Sales and MerchandisingAbout 36 graduates a year	$58,773	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
11	AccountingAbout 87 graduates a year	$55,838	$74,461	$22,251	14th of 30
12	FinanceAbout 85 graduates a year	$53,707	$76,229	$25,000	14th of 21
13	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$53,257	$95,512	$33,500	7th of 12
14	International BusinessAbout 26 graduates a year	$53,188	Not reported	$27,000	4th of 7
15	EconomicsAbout 17 graduates a year	$52,864	$67,556	$23,625	9th of 13
16	MarketingAbout 102 graduates a year	$47,272	$74,031	$24,250	15th of 30
17	Public HealthAbout 18 graduates a year	$47,019	Not reported	$30,500	1st of 7
18	MathematicsAbout 16 graduates a year	$46,678	$61,120	$24,000	5th of 7
19	BusinessAbout 31 graduates a year	$46,018	$55,822	$25,769	6th of 7
20	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year	$44,655	$62,614	$25,750	6th of 9
21	Environmental DesignAbout 37 graduates a year	$43,843	$58,480	$27,000	1st of 1
22	ChemistryAbout 56 graduates a year	$43,840	$60,969	$26,000	4th of 8
23	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 17 graduates a year	$42,296	$59,879	$22,519	4th of 12
24	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 50 graduates a year	$41,509	$46,039	$27,000	3rd of 14
25	JournalismAbout 14 graduates a year	$41,159	$45,711	$27,000	1st of 7
26	Social WorkAbout 67 graduates a year	$40,959	$51,453	$27,000	2nd of 14
27	Interior ArchitectureAbout 18 graduates a year	$40,669	$49,695	$27,000	1st of 1
28	Teacher EducationAbout 139 graduates a year	$40,271	$44,761	$26,000	3rd of 31
29	Special EducationAbout 203 graduates a year	$38,671	$43,416	$27,000	9th of 15
30	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 57 graduates a year	$38,489	$48,089	$26,981	1st of 3
31	Political ScienceAbout 21 graduates a year	$37,329	$59,813	$25,000	9th of 21
32	Criminal JusticeAbout 92 graduates a year	$36,468	$64,569	$26,000	13th of 17
33	Health SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$35,810	$58,588	$27,000	2nd of 3
34	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 39 graduates a year	$35,645	$51,779	$27,000	8th of 15
35	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 62 graduates a year	$34,040	$55,201	$26,000	4th of 5
36	GerontologyAbout 4 graduates a year	$33,497	$46,088	$26,973	1st of 1
37	AviationAbout 69 graduates a year	$33,172	Not reported	$25,000	3rd of 3
38	Parks and RecreationAbout 37 graduates a year	$32,709	$46,968	$26,000	2nd of 2
39	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year	$32,175	$43,751	$26,000	4th of 5
40	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 124 graduates a year	$31,919	$51,116	$25,024	12th of 26
41	SociologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$31,484	$44,936	$27,000	8th of 9
42	Writing and RhetoricAbout 67 graduates a year	$31,218	$52,366	$27,000	3rd of 5
43	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 40 graduates a year	$31,128	$39,113	$27,000	1st of 17
44	BiologyAbout 121 graduates a year	$30,861	$48,161	$26,000	15th of 28
45	Other EducationAbout 98 graduates a year	$30,483	$43,137	$27,000	1st of 1
46	HistoryAbout 25 graduates a year	$30,226	$44,589	$26,000	5th of 12
47	DieteticsAbout 22 graduates a year	$29,896	$52,799	$26,000	4th of 6
48	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 31 graduates a year	$29,405	Not reported	$27,000	5th of 10
49	International StudiesAbout 10 graduates a year	$29,013	Not reported	$26,000	4th of 4
50	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 40 graduates a year	$28,620	$41,972	$31,000	10th of 11
51	PsychologyAbout 127 graduates a year	$28,007	$43,719	$25,295	23rd of 29
52	Environmental Management and PolicyAbout 17 graduates a year	$24,596	$51,456	$25,998	2nd of 2
53	Romance LanguagesAbout 10 graduates a year	$22,734	$38,972	$26,500	7th of 7
54	TheatreAbout 14 graduates a year	$21,900	$31,649	$25,250	6th of 13
55	EnglishAbout 10 graduates a year	$21,825	$35,048	$24,455	17th of 18
56	MusicAbout 17 graduates a year	$20,632	$37,873	$27,000	7th of 10
57	Film and PhotographyAbout 31 graduates a year	$19,803	$43,486	$26,000	5th of 5
58	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 30 graduates a year	$18,819	$38,860	$27,000	2nd of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio 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 Ohio 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.

Both associate's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Ohio.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Ohio
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$46,772	$53,150	$24,000	18th of 22
Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$23,388	$42,404	$18,500	19th of 19

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Construction Engineering$69,146
Nursing$68,261
Computer Engineering$67,949
Other Engineering Technology$66,669
Engineering-Related Fields$65,996

Lowest median debt

Management Information Systems$20,000
Accounting$22,251
Public Relations and Advertising$22,519
Economics$23,625
Other Engineering Technology$23,750

Largest programs

Special EducationAbout 203 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 139 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 127 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 124 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 122 graduates a year

Common questions

Construction Engineering graduates earn a median of $69,146 in their first year, the most of 58 Bowling Green 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 Ohio 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