Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Online Program Overview

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is a four-years, public school located in Bowling Green, Ohio. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $14,081 for Ohio residents and $22,070 for other students on average.

It offers 202 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 36 programs - 13 Certificate, 2 Bachelors, 10 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 10 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Type	four-years, public
Address	220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH
Online Students	2,432 Enrolled Online Exclusively 4,294 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,081 Out-of-State$22,070
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,291 Out-of-State$16,283
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	36 Programs
Certificate	13 Programs
Bachelors	2 Programs
Masters	10 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	10 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Ohio residents, the tuition & fees are $14,081 and $22,070 for non-Ohio residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $10,291 and $16,283 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $484 for Ohio residents and $838 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $467 for Ohio residents and $800 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$11,316	$11,573	$13,061	$13,639	$14,081
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$19,305	$19,562	$21,050	$21,132	$22,070
Graduate (In-State)	$9,831	$9,831	$9,831	$10,291	$10,291
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$15,823	$15,823	$15,823	$16,283	$16,283

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$387	$394	$449	$469	$484
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$719	$727	$781	$802	$838
Graduate (In-State)	$445	$445	$445	$467	$467
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$778	$778	$778	$800	$800

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers 202 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 36 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificates, 2 Bachelors, 10 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 10 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	13	NOT OFFERED	2	10	1	10
Overall Programs	15	NOT OFFERED	99	53	15	20

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	82	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational/Instructional Technology	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Online Educator/Online Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Teacher Education	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	5

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Spanish Language and Literature	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	5

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Statistics	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nutrition Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	23	NOT OFFERED	7

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Fire Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	33
Music Pedagogy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	77	NOT OFFERED	50
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	93	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, there are 16,920 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,726 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,432 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,294 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	16,920
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,432
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,294
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	10,194

By student location, out of a total of 2,432 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,006 Ohio Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 412 students living in the U.S. States other than Ohio, and 11 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.