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Salaries by Major at Bowling Green State University Main Campus

How much money do Bowling Green State University Main Campus graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $32,600 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $43,600 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for BGSU graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Management Information Systems and Services with a median starting salary of $61,700 followed by Construction Engineering Technologies paying $61,100 and Construction Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $60,900 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $77,300 followed by Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) at $57,700 and Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) who earn $57,400 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Bowling Green State University Main Campus graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Bowling Green State University Main Campus graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $77,300
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,700
Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,100
Construction Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,900
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,000
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $57,700
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $57,400
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,600
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,900
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,600
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,600
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $53,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,100
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,100
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degree) $45,600
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,000
Special Education and Teaching (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $44,100
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,900
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $43,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $39,500
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $38,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $37,900
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,700
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,200
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,200
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,000
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,800
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,600
Interior Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,700
Graphic Communications (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,700
Gerontology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,300
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,900
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,400
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,300
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Education, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,500
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,900
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,800
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,300
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,600
Music (Master's Degree) $23,400
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degree) $22,600
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,900
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,500

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=201441 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Bowling Green State University Main Campus.