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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Bowling Green State University Main Campus

This page shows median first-year earnings for BGSU graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $32,600 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $43,600. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Management Information Systems and Services, with median first-year earnings of $61,700 , followed by Construction Engineering Technologies at $61,100 , and Construction Engineering at $60,900 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $77,300 , followed by Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) at $57,700 , and Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) at $57,400 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Bowling Green State University Main Campus graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=201441.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026