Graduate Programs | Bowie State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Bowie State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Maryland residents, the tuition & fees are $10,188 and $15,264 for non-Maryland residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $445 for Maryland residents and $739 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

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

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,064	$13,140
Fees	$2,124	$2,124
Cost per Credit	$445	$739
Books & Supplies	$2,500
Room & Board	$13,272 (On-Campus) / $16,611 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$1,660 (On-Campus) / $1,660 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,620	$32,696
Off-Campus Total	$30,959	$36,035

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$10,112	$10,112	$10,256	$10,836	$10,188
Out-of-State	$15,281	$15,281	$15,407	$17,704	$15,264

Graduate Program Overview

Bowie State University is a four-years, public school located in Bowie, Maryland. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,188 for Maryland residents and $15,264 for out-of-state students.

It offers thirty-eight (38) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Bowie State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, MD
Graduate School Students	927 students 247 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$10,188 Out-of-State$15,264
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 38 Graduate Programs 22 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Bowie State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 38 major areas - 22 Master's , 2 Doctorate , 10 Post-Bachelor', 4 Post-Master'. 212 students have been conferred Master's degree and 6 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	212	6	2	-
Men	69	3	1	-
Women	143	3	1	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	-	-	-	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	-	NOT OFFERED	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	19	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	8	-	-	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	2	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	19	NOT OFFERED	-	-
School Psychology	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	26	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	20	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	19	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	-	NOT OFFERED	-	-
School Psychology	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	-	-	-	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,308 students enrolled in Bowie State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 927 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 295 male and 632 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 471 full-time and 456 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 247 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 222 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	927
Men Students	295
Women Students	632

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	927
Full-time Students	471
Part-time Students	456

By race/ethnicity 70 White, 663 Black, and 16 Asian students are attending at Bowie State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	927
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	16
Black	663
Hispanic	23
White	70
Two or more races	27
Un-Known	26

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bowie State University, 247 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 222 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	897
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	247
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	222
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	428

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	247
Maryland Resident	215
Other State In U.S.	27
Outside of U.S.	5

Graduate School Tuition at Bowie State University